Nutricati Eliana, Sabella Erika, Negro Carmine, Min Allah Samar, Luvisi Andrea, De Bellis Luigi, Accogli Rita Annunziata
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), Salento University, Via Prov. le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Plants (Basel). 2025 Mar 28;14(7):1050. doi: 10.3390/plants14071050.
The diversity in anthocyanin flower pigmentation is vital in the ornamental plant market. To understand the regulation of the corona filament pigmentation of the flower, we investigated the anthocyanin profiles of five distinct species (, , , , and ) using HPLC-MS. A total of 14 anthocyanins, differentially distributed in the analyzed species, were identified as responsible for the differences in corona color, which can be attributed to different ratios of pelargonidin, cyanidin, and delphinidin. Additionally, we evaluated the expression of some biosynthetic genes, including (, and . seems to regulate the accumulation of cyanidins, determines blue pigmentation, and enhances the biosynthesis of pelargonidins. Furthermore, three genes coding for key transcription factors, , , and , were examined using qPCR. The results confirm that such genes regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis and provide insight into the molecular mechanisms that underlie pigment biosynthesis for application in biotechnologies.
花青素花色沉着的多样性在观赏植物市场中至关重要。为了解该花卉副冠花丝色素沉着的调控机制,我们使用高效液相色谱-质谱联用仪(HPLC-MS)研究了五个不同物种(、、、和)的花青素谱。共鉴定出14种花青素,它们在分析的物种中差异分布,是导致副冠颜色差异的原因,这可归因于天竺葵素、矢车菊素和飞燕草素的不同比例。此外,我们评估了一些生物合成基因的表达,包括(、和。似乎调控矢车菊素的积累,决定蓝色色素沉着,增强天竺葵素的生物合成。此外,使用定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)检测了三个编码关键转录因子、和的基因。结果证实这些基因调控花青素生物合成,并为生物技术应用中色素生物合成的分子机制提供了见解。