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果实花色苷酶促降解机制研究进展

彭楚1,2(), 孙娟利1, 郑蓓蓓1, 张若西1, 韩月彭1(), 赵云1()   

  1. 1.中国科学院武汉植物园,武汉 430074
    2.三峡大学生物与制药学院,宜昌 443002
  • 收稿日期:2026-02-02 出版日期:2026-03-20
  • 通讯作者: 韩月彭,男,博士,研究员,研究方向 :果实品质遗传与改良;E-mail: yphan@wbgcas.cn
    赵云,女,博士,助理研究员,研究方向 :果实品质调控;E-mail: zhaoyun@wbgcas.cn
  • 作者简介:彭楚,女,硕士研究生,研究方向 :果实色泽品质形成;E-mail: pengchu2026@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(32572997);国家自然科学基金项目(32272687);国家重点研发计划项目(2023YFE0125100);国家桃产业技术体系(CARS-30)

Research Progress in the Enzymatic Degradation Mechanism of Anthocyanins in Fruits

PENG Chu1,2(), SUN Juan-li1, ZHENG Bei-bei1, ZHANG Ruo-xi1, HAN Yue-peng1(), ZHAO Yun1()   

  1. 1.Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074
    2.College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002
  • Received:2026-02-02 Published:2026-03-20

摘要:

花色苷是一类广泛存在于植物体内的天然水溶性色素,作为决定果实外观色泽与营养品质的关键组分,其积累水平直接影响果实商品经济价值。然而,部分研究表明花色苷过量积累会影响某些果实香气和口感,因此维持其积累动态平衡可为果实品质改良提供新思路。花色苷较不稳定,易受光照、温度等外界环境因子的影响而降解。花色苷降解对维持其代谢稳态起着关键作用,酶促降解是介导植物体内花色苷降解的核心途径。本文系统综述了花色苷降解相关酶类及其作用机制的研究进展,重点概述了β-葡萄糖苷酶、过氧化物酶及多酚氧化酶3类关键酶介导的花色苷降解模型。β-葡萄糖苷酶可特异性水解花色苷糖苷键,释放稳定性较低的花色素苷元并自发裂解,促进其降解;花色素苷元亦可被过氧化物酶进一步氧化降解。过氧化物酶与多酚氧化酶/漆酶可将酚类底物催化为强氧化活性的醌类中间体,并与花色苷发生耦合氧化反应介导其降解。此外,多酚氧化酶/漆酶在体外条件下可直接降解花色苷。上述酶类在液泡中协同介导花色苷降解,参与果实色泽品质形成,但其调控的分子机制仍有待深入解析。本文围绕降解酶催化机制、多酶协同模式、合成与降解互作关系及环境响应机制等关键科学问题与研究挑战展开论述,旨在为精准调控花色苷积累的动态平衡、多维度改良果实品质提供理论支撑。

关键词: 果实, 花色苷, 酶促降解, β-葡萄糖苷酶, 过氧化物酶, 多酚氧化酶, 漆酶, 分子机制

Abstract:

Anthocyanins are a class of natural water-soluble pigments widely distributed in plants. As major determinants of fruit coloration and nutritional quality, the accumulation directly influences fruit marketability and economic value. Studies have shown that excessive anthocyanin accumulation can adversely affect fruit aroma and flavor to some extent, underscoring the importance of maintaining a dynamic balance in anthocyanin levels for optimal fruit quality. Anthocyanins are inherently unstable and susceptible to degradation under environmental factors such as light and temperature. Anthocyanin degradation is therefore essential for maintaining metabolic homeostasis, with enzymatic degradation constituting the primary pathway in plants. This review systematically summarizes current advances in enzymes involved in anthocyanin degradation and their degradation mechanisms, with particular emphasis on degradation models mediated by three major enzyme classes such as β-glucosidase, peroxidase, and polyphenol oxidase. β-glucosidases specifically hydrolyze the glycosidic bonds of anthocyanins, releasing unstable anthocyanidins undergo subsequently spontaneous degradation and can be further oxidized by peroxidases. Peroxidases and polyphenol oxidases/laccases catalyze phenolic substrates into highly reactive quinone intermediates, which mediate anthocyanin degradation through coupled oxidation reactions. In addition, polyphenol oxidases/laccases can directly degrade anthocyanins in vitro. Collectively, these enzymes synergistically function within the vacuole to modulate anthocyanin degradation and contribute to fruit coloration and quality formation, although the regulatory mechanisms remain further analysis. This review further discusses key scientific questions and challenges in the field, including the catalytic mechanisms of degradation enzymes, multi-enzyme coordination patterns, the interplay between biosynthesis and degradation and environmental response mechanisms, aiming to provide a theoretical framework for the precise regulation of anthocyanin homeostasis and the multidimensional improvement of fruit quality.

Key words: fruit, anthocyanin, enzymatic degradation, β-glucosidase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, laccase, molecular mechanism