Branched-chain and aromatic amino acid catabolism into aroma volatiles in Cucumis melo L. fruit

The unique aroma of melons (Cucumis melo L., Cucurbitaceae) is composed of many volatile compounds biosynthetically derived from fatty acids, carotenoids, amino acids, and terpenes. Although amino acids are known precursors of aroma compounds in the plant kingdom, the initial steps in the catabolism...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 61(2010), 4 vom: 30. Feb., Seite 1111-23
1. Verfasser: Gonda, Itay (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bar, Einat, Portnoy, Vitaly, Lev, Shery, Burger, Joseph, Schaffer, Arthur A, Tadmor, Ya'akov, Gepstein, Shimon, Giovannoni, James J, Katzir, Nurit, Lewinsohn, Efraim
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Amino Acids, Aromatic Amino Acids, Branched-Chain Plant Proteins
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520 |a The unique aroma of melons (Cucumis melo L., Cucurbitaceae) is composed of many volatile compounds biosynthetically derived from fatty acids, carotenoids, amino acids, and terpenes. Although amino acids are known precursors of aroma compounds in the plant kingdom, the initial steps in the catabolism of amino acids into aroma volatiles have received little attention. Incubation of melon fruit cubes with amino acids and alpha-keto acids led to the enhanced formation of aroma compounds bearing the side chain of the exogenous amino or keto acid supplied. Moreover, L-[(13)C(6)]phenylalanine was also incorporated into aromatic volatile compounds. Amino acid transaminase activities extracted from the flesh of mature melon fruits converted L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-valine, L-methionine, or L-phenylalanine into their respective alpha-keto acids, utilizing alpha-ketoglutarate as the amine acceptor. Two novel genes were isolated and characterized (CmArAT1 and CmBCAT1) encoding 45.6 kDa and 42.7 kDa proteins, respectively, that displayed aromatic and branched-chain amino acid transaminase activities, respectively, when expressed in Escherichia coli. The expression of CmBCAT1 and CmArAT1 was low in vegetative tissues, but increased in flesh and rind tissues during fruit ripening. In addition, ripe fruits of climacteric aromatic cultivars generally showed high expression of CmBCAT1 and CmArAT1 in contrast to non-climacteric non-aromatic fruits. The results presented here indicate that in melon fruit tissues, the catabolism of amino acids into aroma volatiles can initiate through a transamination mechanism, rather than decarboxylation or direct aldehyde synthesis, as has been demonstrated in other plants 
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700 1 |a Portnoy, Vitaly  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Lev, Shery  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Burger, Joseph  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Schaffer, Arthur A  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tadmor, Ya'akov  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Gepstein, Shimon  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Giovannoni, James J  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Katzir, Nurit  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Lewinsohn, Efraim  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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