Enzyme activity changes during anthocyanin synthesis in ‘Olympia’ grape berries |
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Authors: | Shin Hiratsuka Homare Onodera Yoshitaka Kawai Tatsuya Kubo Hisashi Itoh Ryuji Wada |
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Institution: | a Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan b Mie Agricultural Research Center, Ueno, Mie 518-0126, Japan |
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Abstract: | Anthocyanin synthesis began in the skin of ‘Olympia’ (Vitis labruscana Bailey) grape when the berry growth reached a late stage in the second sigmoid growth-curve. During berry development, shikimate NADP oxidoreductase (SORase, EC.1.1.1.25), phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, EC.4.3.1.5), and chalcone flavanone isomerase (CHFI, EC.5.5.1.6) were investigated in the skin. These enzyme activities were high during early development of the young berry, but rapidly decreased thereafter, and were activated again when rapid anthocyanin synthesis subsequently occurred. When PAL from the young berry was analyzed by isoelectricfocusing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (IEF-PAGE), it showed a single activity band with a pI value of approximately 5.4, whereas PAL from the ripe berry showed two activity bands with pIs of 5.4 and 6.5. Thus, SORase, PAL, and CHFI seem to be involved in anthocyanin accumulation simultaneously, and newly synthesized isozyme of PAL may play a key role in pigment formation in ‘Olympia’ skin. The function of these enzyme activities in young berry is also discussed in this text. |
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Keywords: | Vitis labruscana Bailey Anthocyanin synthesis Shikimate NADP oxidoreductase Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase Chalcone flavanone isomerase |
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