A Genome-Wide Identification Study Reveals That HmoCYP76AD1, HmoDODAα1 and HmocDOPA5GT Involved in Betalain Biosynthesis in Hylocereus. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2021 Betalains are water-soluble nitrogen-containing pigments with multiple bioactivities. Pitayas are the only at large-scale commercially grown fruit containing abundant betalains for consumers.
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Cytosolic and Nuclear Co-localization of Betalain Biosynthetic Enzymes in Tobacco Suggests that Betalains Are Synthesized in the Cytoplasm and/or Nucleus of Betalainic Plant Cells [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Betalains replace anthocyanins as color pigments in most families of Caryophyllales. Unlike anthocyanins, betalains are derived from tyrosine via three enzymatic steps: hydroxylation of L-tyrosine to L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA; step 1), and ...
Ning Chen, Zhi-Hai Yu, Xing-Guo Xiao
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Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Gene Family in Pitaya Reveals the Involvement of HmoWRKY42 in Betalain Biosynthesis. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 The WRKY gene family is a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) that regulates many physiological processes and (a) biotic stress responses. Despite this, little is known about the molecular properties and roles of WRKY TFs in pitaya betalain ...
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A Novel WRKY Transcription Factor HmoWRKY40 Associated with Betalain Biosynthesis in Pitaya (Hylocereus monacanthus) through Regulating HmoCYP76AD1. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Betalains are water-soluble nitrogen-containing pigments with multiple bioactivities. Pitaya is the only large-scale commercially grown fruit containing abundant betalains for consumers. However, the upstream regulators in betalain biosynthesis are still
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PlantsBetalains differ from anthocyanins, and they cannot coexist in the same plant under natural conditions. The L-DOPA 4,5-dioxygenase encoded by the DODA gene is a key step in the pathway of betalain biosynthesis in Caryophyllales plants.
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Recombinant production of amaranthin and other betalain variants with yeast cell factories [PDF]
Synthetic and Systems BiotechnologyBetalains are a class of natural pigments found in plants of the Caryophyllales order. Betanin is the dominant betalain on the food colour market, even though over 80 other variants are known.
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Correction: Integrated sRNAome and RNA-Seq analysis reveals miRNA effects on betalain biosynthesis in pitaya [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2023 Canbin Chen +9 more
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Combining SMRT- and Illumina-Based RNA-Seq Identifies Potential Candidate Genes Involved in Betalain Biosynthesis in Pitaya Fruit. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2020 To gain more valuable genomic information about betalain biosynthesis, the full-length transcriptome of pitaya pulp from ‘Zihonglong’ (red pulp) and ‘Jinghonglong’ (white pulp) in four fruit developmental stages was analyzed using
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Betalains are tyrosine-derived plant pigments present in several species of the Caryophyllales order. Betalains are classified in red betacyanins and yellow betaxanthins and are implicated in plant stress tolerance and visual attraction for pollinators ...
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Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids [PDF]
The Plant Journal, 2008 SummaryPlant compounds that are perceived by humans to have color are generally referred to as ‘pigments’. Their varied structures and colors have long fascinated chemists and biologists, who have examined their chemical and physical properties, their mode of synthesis, and their physiological and ecological roles.
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