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Metabolic Profiling of Sugars and Organic Acids, and Expression Analyses of Metabolism-Associated Genes in Two Yellow-Peel Pitaya Species
Summary
Researchers profiled sugar and organic acid metabolism across fruit developmental stages in two yellow-peel pitaya species ('WCHL' Hylocereus undatus and 'YCHL' Hylocereus megalanthus), using metabolic and gene expression analyses to track accumulation of phenols, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, starch, and soluble sugars. The study identifies species-specific patterns in metabolite accumulation and associated gene expression that determine pitaya fruit quality.
Sugar and organic acids are important factors determining pitaya fruit quality. However, changes in sugars and acids, and expressions of metabolism-associated genes during fruit maturation of yellow-peel pitayas are not well-documented. In this study, metabolic and expression analyses in pulps of different fruit developmental stages of 'Wucihuanglong' ('WCHL', Hylocereus undatus) and 'Youcihuanglong' pitaya ('YCHL', Hylocereus megalanthus) were used to explore the sugar and organic acid metabolic process. Total phenols and flavonoids were mainly accumulated at S1 in pitaya pulps. Ascorbic acid contents of 'WCHL' pitaya were higher than that of 'YCHL' pitaya during fruit maturation. Starch was mainly accumulated at early fruit development stages while soluble sugars were rich in late stages. Sucrose, fructose, and glucose were the main sugar components of 'YCHL' pitaya while glucose was dominant in 'WCHL' pitaya. Malic and citric acids were the main organic acids in 'WCHL' and 'YCHL' pitayas, respectively. Based on the transcriptome analyses, 118 genes involved in pitaya sugar and organic acid metabolism were obtained. Results from the correlation analyses between the expression profiling of candidate genes and the contents of sugar and organic acid showed that 51 genes had a significant correlation relationship and probably perform key role in pitaya sugar and organic acid metabolism processes. The finding of the present study provides new information for quality regulation of pitayas.
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