Progress on Bitter Principles and Its Biosynthesis in Bitter Gourd

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2015-0537

ACTA HORTICULTURAE SINICA ›› 2015, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1707-1718.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2015-0537

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Progress on Bitter Principles and Its Biosynthesis in Bitter Gourd

CUI Jun-jie，LI Bo，CHENG Jiao-wen，and HU Kai-lin

College of Horticulture，South China Agricultural University，Guangzhou 510642，China

Online:2015-09-25 Published:2015-09-25

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Abstract:

The bitter principles in bitter gourd belong to cucurbitane-type triterpenoids including two primary types：sapogenin and saponin，which have been proved to possess some medicinal value to humans. This paper reviews the advances of chemical structures and biosynthesis of the bitter compounds. We put forward a putative regulatory network for bitter principles biosynthesis in bitter gourd and suggested the research directions in future.

Key words: bitter gourd, cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, sapogenin, saponin, biosynthesis

CLC Number:

S 642.5

CUI Jun-jie，LI Bo，CHENG Jiao-wen，and HU Kai-lin. Progress on Bitter Principles and Its Biosynthesis in Bitter Gourd[J]. ACTA HORTICULTURAE SINICA, 2015, 42(9): 1707-1718.

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