Analysis of organic acid metabolism reveals citric acid and malic acid play major roles in determining acid quality during the development of kiwifruit (Actinidia eriantha).
acidity quality
berry fruit
citric acid
enzyme activity
malic acid
Journal
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
ISSN: 1097-0010
Titre abrégé: J Sci Food Agric
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0376334
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
revised:
27
04
2023
received:
10
01
2023
accepted:
01
05
2023
medline:
2
8
2023
pubmed:
2
5
2023
entrez:
2
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Actinidia eriantha is one of the most important kiwifruit species in Actinidia. The relative high accumulation of organic acids in fruit of A. eriantha is an unfavorable factor for organoleptic quality. To identify key metabolic enzymes and genes involved in organic acids accumulation during fruit development, physiological, biochemical, and molecular experiments were conducted for the dynamic fruit samples of a new kiwifruit cultivar, A. eriantha 'Ganlv 1'. The contents of citric acid and malic acid increased greatly during fruit development, while quinic acid content decreased obviously. Significant positive correlations were observed between fruit titratable acidity and the contents of both citric acid and malic acid, and a significant negative correlation was found between fruit titratable acidity and the quinic acid content. The high accumulation of citric acid was found to be caused by the increased activity of citrate synthase (CS), and the decreased activities of two degradation-related enzymes, mitochondrial aconitase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase. In addition, the accumulation of malic acid depended mainly on the increased synthesis catalyzed by NAD-dependent malate dehydrogenase (NAD-MDH) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. Further analysis suggested that AeCS2 and AeMDH2 played pivotal roles in controlling the activities of CS and NAD-MDH respectively. The high accumulation level of citric acid relied on both the strong synthesis ability and the weak degradation ability. The accumulation level of malic acid was mainly affected by the synthesis. The novel information would be helpful for our understanding of the formation of fruit acidity quality. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Actinidia eriantha is one of the most important kiwifruit species in Actinidia. The relative high accumulation of organic acids in fruit of A. eriantha is an unfavorable factor for organoleptic quality. To identify key metabolic enzymes and genes involved in organic acids accumulation during fruit development, physiological, biochemical, and molecular experiments were conducted for the dynamic fruit samples of a new kiwifruit cultivar, A. eriantha 'Ganlv 1'.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The contents of citric acid and malic acid increased greatly during fruit development, while quinic acid content decreased obviously. Significant positive correlations were observed between fruit titratable acidity and the contents of both citric acid and malic acid, and a significant negative correlation was found between fruit titratable acidity and the quinic acid content. The high accumulation of citric acid was found to be caused by the increased activity of citrate synthase (CS), and the decreased activities of two degradation-related enzymes, mitochondrial aconitase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase. In addition, the accumulation of malic acid depended mainly on the increased synthesis catalyzed by NAD-dependent malate dehydrogenase (NAD-MDH) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase. Further analysis suggested that AeCS2 and AeMDH2 played pivotal roles in controlling the activities of CS and NAD-MDH respectively.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The high accumulation level of citric acid relied on both the strong synthesis ability and the weak degradation ability. The accumulation level of malic acid was mainly affected by the synthesis. The novel information would be helpful for our understanding of the formation of fruit acidity quality. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
Substances chimiques
malic acid
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Citric Acid
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NAD
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Quinic Acid
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Acids
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Pagination
6055-6069Subventions
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
Organisme : Science and Technology Planning Project of Jxiangxi Provincial Department of Education
Organisme : Start-up Fund for Doctors in Jiangxi Agricultural University
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© 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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