[1]董怡茹,张虹,张琼文,等.苹果果实多酚组成、代谢及候选基因分析研究进展[J].江苏农业学报,2026,42(08):1718-1728.[doi:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-4440.2026.08.021]
　DONG Yiru,ZHANG Hong,ZHANG Qiongwen,et al.Research progress on polyphenol composition, metabolism and candidate gene analysis in apple fruits[J].,2026,42(08):1718-1728.[doi:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-4440.2026.08.021]
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苹果果实多酚组成、代谢及候选基因分析研究进展()

江苏农业学报[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]

卷:
42
期数:
2026年08期
页码:
1718-1728
栏目:
综述
出版日期:
2026-08-31

文章信息/Info

Title:
Research progress on polyphenol composition, metabolism and candidate gene analysis in apple fruits
作者:
董怡茹; 张虹; 张琼文; 雒淑珍; 陈文洲; 谢政成; 赵继荣
(延安大学生命科学学院/陕西省黄土高原资源植物研究与利用省重点实验室,陕西延安716000)
Author(s):
DONG Yiru; ZHANG Hong; ZHANG Qiongwen; LUO Shuzhen; CHEN Wenzhou; XIE Zhengcheng; ZHAO Jirong
(College of Life Sciences, Yan’an University/Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Resource Plants on the Loess Plateau, Yan’an 716000, China)
关键词:
苹果果实多酚; 组成; 代谢; 候选基因
Keywords:
apple polyphenols; composition; metabolism; candidate genes
分类号:
S661.1
DOI:
doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-4440.2026.08.021
文献标志码:
A
摘要:
多酚是苹果果实重要的次生代谢产物,具备抗氧化、预防慢性疾病等多种生理活性,在食品加工与医药开发领域具备重要价值。本文系统梳理了近年来苹果果实中多酚组分、合成代谢及关键候选基因挖掘的相关研究进展。苹果多酚组分与组织分布存在显著的品种特异性与组织特异性,其生物合成过程受苯丙烷通路结构基因及 MYB-bHLH-WDR(MBW)转录复合体协同精密调控。在降解代谢层面,目前多酚氧化酶介导的酶促褐变调控机制已得到较为完整的阐释；同时,肠道菌群介导多酚在人体内部的代谢转化,该研究方向进一步完善了人们对苹果果实多酚生物利用效率的认知。现有研究已定位多个调控多酚合成的关键基因位点,但完整的多酚合成基因调控网络仍有待深入解析。本文总结现有研究进展,为苹果多酚系统研究及功能型苹果定向选育提供理论参考。
Abstract:
Polyphenols are key secondary metabolites in apple fruits, exhibiting multiple physiological functions such as antioxidant activity and prevention of chronic diseases, and hold significant value in the food and pharmaceutical industries. This paper systematically reviews recent research progress on the composition, metabolism and candidate gene analysis of apple polyphenols. The findings are as follows: the composition and distribution of apple polyphenols exhibit cultivar and tissue specificity, and their biosynthesis is precisely regulated by structural genes in the phenylpropane pathway and transcription complexes such as MYB-bHLH-WDR (MBW). In terms of catabolic metabolism, the regulatory mechanism of enzymatic browning mediated by polyphenol oxidase has been relatively well elucidated. Meanwhile, the perspective of gut microbiota-mediated metabolic transformation of polyphenols in the human body has advanced our understanding of the bioavailability of apple fruit polyphenols. Multiple key genetic loci regulating polyphenol biosynthesis have been mapped, but the gene regulatory network has not been fully clarified. This paper summarizes existing research progress, and provides a theoretical reference for the systematic research of apple polyphenols and targeted breeding of functional apple cultivars.

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收稿日期：2026-04-23基金项目：国家自然科学基金项目(32260742)；陕西省“两链”融合重点专项(2023LLRH-01)；陕西省重点研发计划项目(2023-YbNY-084)；陕西省自然科学基础研究计划项目(2022JM-116)；延安市重点研发计划项目(2023SLTSJJ-043、2023SLTSJJ-055、2025-NYGG-070)作者简介：董怡茹(2005-),女,陕西宝鸡人,本科,主要从事果树种质资源与遗传育种研究。(E-mail)19891690036@163.com。张虹为共同第一作者。通讯作者：赵继荣,(E-mail)zjr520999@126.com
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