Integrated Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Anthocyanin Synthesis During Fruit Development in <i>Lycium ruthenicum</i> Murr.

ABSTRACT: Lycium ruthenicum Murr. is a highly nutritional cash crop due to its fruit-abundant anthocyanins. With the development of the fruit, the color changes from green to dark purple and the anthocyanin content gradually increases. But the molecular mechanism of the anthocyanin biosynthesis process in L. ruthenicum fruit is still unclear. Five stages of L. ruthenicum fruit based on the color of the pericarp and flesh (BS1-BS5) were used for metabolomics and transcriptomics analyses to investigate the underlying mechanisms of the pigmentation. At the BS3 stage, the anthocyanin content was significantly increased and reached the highest level at the BS5 stage. A total of 25 DAMs related to flavonoids were identified by metabolomics, presenting a gradual increase with fruit dev

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12650669 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature