Deeper insights into the physiological and metabolic functions of the pigments in plants and their applications: beyond natural colorants.

IF 5.4 2区生物学 Q1 PLANT SCIENCES

Physiologia plantarum Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1111/ppl.70168

Gayatri Mishra, Sasmita Priyadarsini Dash, Subrat Kumar Mahapatra, Dhaneswar Swain, Gyana Ranjan Rout

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Plant pigments are the natural source of color perceived by the human senses. They have captivated researchers to explore their structural, physical, and chemical properties, synthesis mode, and physiological significance. They are secondary metabolites in plants metabolism, growth and regulation, photosynthesis, and defense. Chlorophylls, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and betalains are the major classes of natural colors contributing color shades to textiles, foods, and cosmetics. The bioactive properties of these compounds are used to apply the compounds as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic degenerative diseases like hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disorders. This review discusses classification, biosynthesis, physiological and metabolic activities, commercial applications of plant pigments, and knowledge gaps in pigment identification and application prospects. The review discusses developments in technologies such as non-encapsulation to preserve the unstable properties of pigment extracts for commercial use and transporter genes involved in synthesizing essential pigments. However, additional research is required to gain insight into the candidate gene for orchestrating stress responses and the potential for engineering stress tolerance in various crops.

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深入了解植物色素的生理和代谢功能及其应用：超越天然色素。

植物色素是人类感知颜色的天然来源。它们的结构、物理和化学性质、合成方式和生理意义引起了研究人员的兴趣。它们是植物代谢、生长调控、光合作用和防御的次生代谢物。叶绿素、类胡萝卜素、花青素和甜菜素是为纺织品、食品和化妆品提供色调的主要天然色素。这些化合物的生物活性特性用于将这些化合物作为药物应用于治疗慢性退行性疾病，如高血压、糖尿病、癌症和心血管疾病。本文综述了植物色素的分类、生物合成、生理代谢活性、商业应用、色素鉴定方面的知识空白和应用前景。综述了用于商业用途的非包封保存色素提取物不稳定特性的技术以及合成必需色素的转运基因等方面的研究进展。然而，需要进一步的研究来深入了解调控胁迫反应的候选基因，以及在各种作物中实现工程抗逆性的潜力。

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Physiologia plantarum 生物-植物科学

CiteScore

11.00

自引率

3.10%

发文量

224

审稿时长

3.9 months

期刊介绍： Physiologia Plantarum is an international journal committed to publishing the best full-length original research papers that advance our understanding of primary mechanisms of plant development, growth and productivity as well as plant interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. All organisational levels of experimental plant biology – from molecular and cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics to ecophysiology and global change biology – fall within the scope of the journal. The content is distributed between 5 main subject areas supervised by Subject Editors specialised in the respective domain: (1) biochemistry and metabolism, (2) ecophysiology, stress and adaptation, (3) uptake, transport and assimilation, (4) development, growth and differentiation, (5) photobiology and photosynthesis.