Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 2184-2192.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20230994

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Research progress of β-galactosidase in fruits of horticultural crops

YU Qinpei1,2(), SUN Li2, ZHANG Shuwen2, YU Zheping2, ZHENG Xiliang2, QI Xingjiang1,2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, China
    2. Insitute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
  • Received:2023-08-21 Online:2024-09-25 Published:2024-09-30

Abstract:

β-galactosidase belongs to the GH35 family of glycoside hydrolases, which is involved in the synthesis and modification of cell walls in different stages of plants growth. In particular, it plays an important role in the lysis of polysaccharides during the development and ripening of fleshy fruits. In this paper, the protein function, subtypes, subcellular localization and activity rule of β-galactosidase were reviewed, and the role of β-galactosidase gene family in fruit texture change of horticultural crops and related research progress were emphasized.

Key words: β-galactosidase, horticultural crop, fruit softening, gene function

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