Elucidating the Mesocarp Drupe Transcriptome of Açai ( Mart.): An Amazonian Tree Palm Producer of Bioactive Compounds.

palm, endemic to the Amazon region, is well known for açai, a fruit violet beverage with nutritional and medicinal properties. During fruit ripening, anthocyanin accumulation is not related to sugar production, contrarily to grape and blueberry. Ripened fruits have a high content of anthocyanins, isoprenoids, fibers, and proteins, and are poor in sugars.