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ArticleBMC plant biology2019

In planta high levels of hydrolysable tannins inhibit peroxidase mediated anthocyanin degradation and maintain abaxially red leaves of Excoecaria Cochinchinensis.

Honghui Luo, Wenjun Li, Xin Zhang, Shuangfan Deng, Qiuchan Xu, Ting Hou, Xuequn Pang, Zhaoqi Zhang, Xuelian Zhang

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Honghui LuoState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Wenjun LiState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Xin ZhangState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Shuangfan DengCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Qiuchan XuCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Ting HouCollege of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Xuequn PangState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Zhaoqi ZhangState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. zqzhang@scau.edu.cn.
Xuelian ZhangState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. xuelianzhang@scau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1520-1115
South China Agricultural University · CN

Funding

National Key Basic Research Program of China 2013CB127105National Natural Science Foundation of China 31171988National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAbaxially anthocyanic leaves of deeply-shaded understorey plants play important ecological significance for the environmental adaption. In contrast to the transient pigmentation in other plants, anthocyanins are permanently presented in these abaxially red leaves, however, the mechanism for the pigment maintenance remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated phenolic metabolites that may affect pigment stability and degradation in Excoecaria cochinchinensis (a bush of permanently abaxial-red leaves), via a comparison with Osmanthus fragrans (a bush of transiently red leaves).

resultsHigh levels of galloylated anthocyanins were identified in the Excoecaria but not in the Osmanthus plants. The galloylated anthocyanin showed slightly higher stability than two non-galloylated anthocyanins, while all the 3 pigments were rapidly degraded by peroxidase (POD) in vitro. High levels of hydrolysable tannins [mainly galloylglucoses/ellagitannins (GGs/ETs)] were identified in Excoecaria but none in Osmanthus. GGs/ETs showed inhibition effect on POD, with IC50 ranged from 35.55 to 83.27 μM, correlated to the markedly lower POD activities detected in Excoecaria than in Osmanthus. Strong copigmentation was observed for GGs/ETs and anthocyanins, with more than 30% increase in the red intensity of non-galloylated anthocyanin solutions. In the leaf tissue, the hydrolysable tannins were observed to be co-localized with anthocyanins at the abaxial layer of the Excoecaria leaves, correlated to the low POD activity, more acidity and increased red intensity of the tissue.

conclusionThe results suggest that the Excoecaria leaves accumulate a distinct group of phenolic metabolites, mainly GGs/ETs, at the abaxial layer, which prevent anthocyanin degradation and increase the pigment stability, and consequently lead to the permanent maintenance of the red leaves.

Indexed as

PigmentationAnthocyaninsEuphorbiaceaeHydrolyzable TanninsOleaceaePeroxidasePlant LeavesAnthocyaninsglucogallinHydrolyzable TanninsPeroxidaseAbaxially red leavesAnthocyanin maintenanceExcoecaria cochinchinensisGalloylglucoses/EllagitanninsPeroxidase

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PMID31307378
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