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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Integrated Analysis of the Metabolome and Transcriptome During Apple Ripening to Highlight Aroma Determinants in Ningqiu Apples.

Jun Ma, Guangzong Li, Yannan Chu, Haiying Yue, Zehua Xu, Jiaqi Wu, Xiaolong Li, Yonghua Jia

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jun MaHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.
Guangzong LiFarmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China.
Yannan ChuHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.
Haiying YueHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.
Zehua XuHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.
Jiaqi WuHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.
Xiaolong LiHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.
Yonghua JiaHorticultural Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Yinchuan 750002, China.

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Yonghua JIA 2023ZY06Yonghua JIA CARS-27
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the dynamic changes in volatile aroma compound profiles (types and concentrations) and associated gene expression patterns in both the peel and pulp tissues of apples during fruit maturation. This study aimed to elucidate the metabolic regulatory mechanisms underlying volatile aroma biosynthesis in Malus domestica "Ningqiu" apples, thereby providing theoretical support for the comprehensive utilization of aroma resources. Our methodological framework integrated headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-orbitrap mass spectrometry (UHPLC-OE-MS), and Illumina high-throughput sequencing to generate comprehensive metabolomic and transcriptomic profiles of peel and pulp tissues. Critical differential aroma compound classes were identified, including esters, aldehydes, alcohols, terpenoids, and ketones, with their metabolic pathways systematically mapped through KEGG functional annotation. Our findings revealed substantial transcriptomic and metabolomic divergence across carotenoid, terpenoid, and fatty acid metabolic pathways. Integrative analysis of multi-omics data revealed 26 and 31 putative biologically significant hub genes in peel and pulp tissues, respectively, putatively associated with the observed metabolic signatures. Among these, five core genes-farnesyl diphosphate synthase (

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