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Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers

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CHANGES IN NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 449<br />

Phenylalanine<br />

PAL<br />

Cinnamic acid<br />

C4H<br />

p-Coumaric acid<br />

4CL<br />

p-Coumaryl CoA<br />

Phenyl propanoid<br />

pathway<br />

Acetyl-CoA<br />

Malonyl-CoA<br />

CHS<br />

Flavonoid pathway<br />

Chalcone<br />

CHI<br />

Flavanone (naringenin)<br />

F3H<br />

Dihydr<strong>of</strong>lavonol<br />

DFR<br />

Leucoanthocyanidin<br />

ANS<br />

Anthocyanidin<br />

UFGT<br />

Anthocyanin<br />

Glycosylated<br />

anthocyanindins<br />

Petunidin<br />

Peonidin<br />

Malvidin<br />

Cyanindin<br />

Delphinidin<br />

Pelargonidin<br />

Fig. 21.2 A simplified presentation <strong>of</strong> anthocyanin biosynthesis in plants. PAL, phenylalanine ammonia lyase;<br />

C4H, cinnamate-4-hyroxylase; 4CL, 4-coumaryl CoA ligase; CHS, chalcone synthase; CHI, chalcone isomerase;<br />

F3H, flavanone-3-hydroxylase; DFR, dihydr<strong>of</strong>lavonol-4-reductase; ANS, anthocyanin synthase; UFGT, UDPglucose<br />

flavonoid 3-oxy-glucosyltransferase. (Adapted from Jaakola et al., 2002.)<br />

Anthocyanins are synthesized through flavonoid biosynthetic pathway, which is shown<br />

in Fig. 21.2. The first step <strong>of</strong> anthocyanin biosynthesis is the condensation <strong>of</strong> three molecules<br />

<strong>of</strong> malonyl-CoA with p-coumaroyl-CoA in the presence <strong>of</strong> the enzyme CHS, which<br />

produces chalcone. In the presence <strong>of</strong> chalcone isomerase, chalcone is converted to flavanone<br />

(naringenin) (Jaakola et al., 2002). Flavanone is hydroxylated through flavanone-<br />

3-hydroxylase (F3H) <strong>and</strong> forms dihydr<strong>of</strong>lavonols, which differ in the number <strong>of</strong> hydroxyl<br />

groups. Dihydr<strong>of</strong>lavonol-4-reductase (DFR) transforms dihydr<strong>of</strong>lavonols to colorless leucoanthocyanidin,<br />

which yields colored anthocyanidins in the presence <strong>of</strong> the enzyme anthocyanin<br />

synthase (ANS). The glycosylation <strong>of</strong> anthocyanidins leads to the formation <strong>of</strong><br />

anthocyanins by the enzyme UDP-glucose flavonoid 3-oxy-glucosyltransferase (UFGT).

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