A matter of smell: The complex regulation of aroma production in melon
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Author
Mayobre, Carlos
Garcia-Mas, Jordi
Pujol, Marta
Publication date
2024-07-28ISSN
1873-7072
Abstract
Melon fruit flavor is one of the most valuable traits for consumers. Aroma, formed by volatile organic compounds (VOCs), is a major component of flavor but has been neglected in breeding programs because of its complex regulation. Although the genetic regulation of VOCs biosynthesis is not fully understood, several advances have been recently achieved. VOCs originate from the degradation of fatty acids, aminoacids and terpenes, and the role of newly described enzymes, transcription factors and putative regulators is here discussed. Furthermore, ethylene plays a key role in fruit aroma production in melon, triggering the conversion of green-flavored aldehydes into fruity-flavored esters. A current challenge is to understand the ethylene-independent regulation of VOCs formation. Environmental conditions and human processing can also shape the melon volatile profile, and future research should focus on studying the effect of climate change in aroma formation.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
633 - Field crops and their production
Pages
11
Publisher
Elsevier
Is part of
Food Chemistry
Citation
Mayobre, Carlos, Jordi Garcia-Mas, and Marta Pujol. 2024. “A Matter of Smell: The Complex Regulation of Aroma Production in Melon.” Food Chemistry 640 (2): 140640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140640.
Grant agreement number
MICINN/Programa Estatal para impulsar la investigación científico-técnica y su transferencia/PID2021-125998OB-C21/ES/Natural variability and gene editing to decipher fruit quality, disease resistance, fruit morphology and reproductive barriers in melon/
FEDER/ / /EU/ /
MICIU/Programa Estatal de generación del conocimiento y fortalecimiento científico y tecnológico del sistema I+D+I/CEX2019-000902-S/ES/ /
MICINN/Programa Estatal para impulsar la investigación científico-técnica y su transferencia/TED2021-131955B-I00/ES/MODULACIÓN DE LA MADURACIÓN CLIMATÉRICA DEL FRUTO DE MELÓN PARA INCREMENTAR SU VIDA ÚTILY REDUCIR LA PÉRDIDA Y DESPERDICIO DE ALIMENTOS/MELIFE
Program
Genòmica i Biotecnologia
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