Metabolomics Study of the Effect of Transcription Factor NOR-like1 on Flavonoids in Tomato at Different Stages of Maturity Using UPLC-MS/MS
Di Guan, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhao, Daqi Fu · 2023
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A ripening switch gene in tomato also quietly steers the fruit's healthy flavonoid pigments. Di Guan and co-authors profile that effect in this 2023 study, comparing normal tomatoes with ones edited to knock out the NOR-like1 gene. Chemical scans covered three ripening stages, from green to deep red, and identified fifty flavonoids in all.
The edited fruit ran a different pattern: its flavonoid total kept climbing through ripening, while the normal fruit's level dipped late. Sixteen compounds differed at the green stage and twelve at full red. Five flavonoids, rutin among them, led content in both kinds. The results point growers and breeders toward tuning this gene to raise the fruit's nutritional value.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Di Guan, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhao, Daqi Fu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |