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Regulation Mechanism of Plant Pigments Biosynthesis: Anthocyanins, Carotenoids, and Betalains

Metabolites, 2022
Anthocyanins, carotenoids, and betalains are known as the three major pigments in the plant kingdom. Anthocyanins are flavonoids derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway. They undergo acylation and glycosylation in the cytoplasm to produce anthocyanin derivatives and deposits in the cytoplasm. Anthocyanin biosynthesis is regulated by the MBW (comprised
Xuecheng Zhao, Yueran Zhang, Tuan Long, Shouchuang Wang, Jun Yang   +4 more
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The evidence for anthocyanins in the betalain-pigmented genus Hylocereus is weak

BMC Genomics, 2022
Here we respond to Zhou (BMC Genomics 21:734, 2020) “Combined Transcriptome and Metabolome analysis of Pitaya fruit unveiled the mechanisms underlying peel and pulp color formation” published in BMC Genomics.
Boas Pucker, Samuel F. Brockington
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Comparative transcriptomic profiling in the pulp and peel of pitaya fruit uncovers the gene networks regulating pulp color formation

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Pitaya (genus Hylocereus) is a popular fruit. To develop pitaya fruit with greater marketability and high nutritional value, it is important to elucidate the roles of candidate genes and key metabolites that contribute to the coloration of the pitaya ...
Xiaomei Li, Yayuan Tang, Yayuan Tang, Li Li, Li Li, Guidong Liang, Jing Li, Chaoan Liu, Xuemei He, Xuemei He, Jian Sun   +10 more
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Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of the Metabolism of Betalains and Flavonoids in Red Amaranth Hypocotyl under Blue Light and Dark Conditions

Molecules, 2023
Amaranth plants contain abundant betalains and flavonoids. Anthocyanins are important flavonoids; however, they cannot coexist in the same plant with betalains. Blue light influences metabolite synthesis and hypocotyl elongation; accordingly, analyses of
Shengcai Liu, Xiao Wang, Liyun Peng
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Diverting tyrosine: Data from untargeted metabolic analysis of tomato fruit accumulating L-DOPA

Data in Brief, 2021
L-DOPA, also known as Levodopa or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is synthesised in plants from the amino acid tyrosine, through oxidation. Conversion of tyrosine to L-DOPA constitues the first step of betalain biosynthesis in plants.
Dario Breitel, Paul Brett, Saleh Alseekh, Alisdair R. Fernie, Eugenio Butelli, Cathie Martin   +5 more
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First Betalain-Producing Bacteria Break the Exclusive Presence of the Pigments in the Plant Kingdom

mBio, 2019
The biosynthesis of antioxidant pigments, namely, betalains, was believed to be restricted to Caryophyllales plants. This paper changes this paradigm, and enzyme mining from bacterial hosts promoted the discovery of bacterial cultures producing betalains.
Luis Eduardo Contreras-Llano, M. Alejandra Guerrero-Rubio, José Daniel Lozada-Ramírez, Francisco García-Carmona, Fernando Gandía-Herrero   +4 more
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Transcriptome analyses shed light on floral organ morphogenesis and bract color formation in Bougainvillea

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Bougainvillea is a popular ornamental plant with brilliant color and long flowering periods. It is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics.
Wenping Zhang, Qun Zhou, Jishan Lin, Xinyi Ma, Fei Dong, Hansong Yan, Weimin Zhong, Yijing Lu, Yuan Yao, Xueting Shen, Lixian Huang, Wanqi Zhang, Ray Ming   +12 more
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Understanding the chemical foundation and genetic mechanism of the black grain trait in quinoa by integrating metabolome and transcriptome analyses

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2020
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) cultivars that produce black grains are thought to be more nutritious and contain powerful antioxidant properties, but little is known about the chemical foundation and the genetic mechanism behind this trait.
Dongxia Wang, Dong Cao, Youhua Yao, Jinmin Wang, Zongren Li, Baolong Liu   +5 more
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Comparative Analysis of Two DOPA Dioxygenases from

Natural Product Communications, 2015
The comparative analysis of two Phytolacca americana DOPA dioxygenases (PaDOD1 and PaDOD2) that may be involved in betalain biosynthesis was carried out.
Kana Takahashi, Kazuko Yoshida, Masaaki Sakuta   +2 more
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Tyrosine Hydroxylation in Betalain Pigment Biosynthesis Is Performed by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Beets (Beta vulgaris). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Yellow and red-violet betalain plant pigments are restricted to several families in the order Caryophyllales, where betacyanins play analogous biological roles to anthocyanins. The initial step in betalain biosynthesis is the hydroxylation of tyrosine to
Rasika Sunnadeniya, Alexander Bean, Matthew Brown, Neda Akhavan, Gregory Hatlestad, Antonio Gonzalez, V Vaughan Symonds, Alan Lloyd   +7 more
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