Abstract:
:L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in fruits and vegetables is an essential component of human nutrition. Surprisingly, only limited information is available about the pathway(s) leading to its biosynthesis in plants. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of GalUR, a gene from strawberry that encodes an NADPH-dependent D-galacturonate reductase. We provide evidence that the biosynthesis of L-ascorbic acid in strawberry fruit occurs through D-galacturonic acid, a principal component of cell wall pectins. Expression of GalUR correlated with changing ascorbic acid content in strawberry fruit during ripening and with variations in ascorbic acid content in fruit of different species of the genus Fragaria. Reduced pectin solubilization in cell walls of transgenic strawberry fruit with decreased expression of an endogenous pectate lyase gene resulted in lower ascorbic acid content. Overexpression of GalUR in Arabidopsis thaliana enhanced vitamin C content two- to threefold, demonstrating the feasibility of engineering increased vitamin C levels in plants using this gene.
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Nat Biotechnoljournal_title
Nature biotechnologyauthors
Agius F,González-Lamothe R,Caballero JL,Muñoz-Blanco J,Botella MA,Valpuesta Vdoi
10.1038/nbt777subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-02-01 00:00:00pages
177-81issue
2eissn
1087-0156issn
1546-1696pii
nbt777journal_volume
21pub_type
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