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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (3): 669-684.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2021-1187

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Research Progress on Pepper Main Red Pigments and Their Molecular Mechanisms of Biosynthesis

LEI Jianjun1,2,3,*(), ZHU Zhangsheng2,3, CHEN Changming2,3, CHEN Guoju2,3, CAO Bihao2,3, ZHENG Jie1, WU Hao1, XIAO Yanhui1, QIU Zhengkun1,3, YAN Shuangshuang2,3   

  1. 1Henry Fok School of Food Science and Engineering,Shaoguan University,Shaoguan,Guangdong 512005, China
    2Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops(South China),Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,College of Horticulture,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642,China
    3Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Morden Agriculture,Guangzhou 510642,China
  • Received:2022-08-11 Revised:2022-09-26 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-04-03
  • Contact: *(E-mail:jjlei@scau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Main pepper red pigments include capsanthin and capsorubin,which are the late products of carotenoids biosynthesis pathway. They are important components of the ripe fruit quality of red pepper,and have a wide range of applications. In recent years,important progress has been achieved in the health-promoting function of pepper red pigments and their molecular mechanism of metabolism. This article systematically introduces the pepper red pigments’ utilization as food additive,health-care and medicine resources,factors affecting the content,the related molecular markers,gene locations,biosynthesis pathways,functional characterization of the structural genes,and the regulation of their biosynthesis-biodegradation and storage. At the end the production of pepper red pigments in other organisms using genetic engineering technologies were summarized.

Key words: pepper, capsanthin, capsorubin, biosynthesis, molecular mechanism, health-promoting function

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