Pigment Biosynthesis and Molecular Genetics of Fruit Color in Pepper.

Pepper, as a vegetable crop with a wide cultivation area worldwide, besides being a significant condiment and food, also has a momentous use for chemistry, medicine, and other industries. Pepper fruits are rich in various pigments, such as chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and capsanthin, which have important healthcare and economic value. Since various pigments are continuously metabolized during the development of pepper fruits, peppers exhibit an abundant fruit-colored phenotype in both the mature and immature periods.

Genome-wide characterization of ascorbate peroxidase gene family in pepper ( L.) in response to multiple abiotic stresses.

Pepper is widely grown all over the world, so it faces many abiotic stresses, such as drought, high temperature, low temperature, salt damage, and so on. Stresses causing the accumulation of reactive oxidative species (ROS) in plants are removed by antioxidant defense systems, and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) is an important antioxidant enzyme. Therefore, the present study performed genome-wide identification of the gene family in pepper.

Mutations and Overexpression of Associated with DMI-Resistance in from Chili.

Chili anthracnose caused by spp. is an annual production concern for growers in China. Sterol C14-demethylation inhibitors (DMIs, such as tebuconazole) have been widely used to control this disease for more than three decades.

Analysis of the ASMT Gene Family in Pepper ( L.): Identification, Phylogeny, and Expression Profiles.

Acetylserotonin methyltransferase (ASMT) in plant species, one of the most important enzymes in melatonin biosynthesis, plays a rate-limiting role in the melatonin production. In this study, based on the whole genome sequence, we performed a systematic analysis for the ASMT gene family in pepper ( L.) and analyzed their expression profiles during growth and development, as well as abiotic stresses.

Molecular characterization of two important antifungal proteins isolated by downy mildew infection in non-heading Chinese cabbage.

Two cDNA clones for a pathogen induced genes in non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis L. cv.