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Vogt, T.; Ibdah, M.; Schmidt, J.; Wray, V.; Nimtz, M.; Strack, D.; Light-induced betacyanin and flavonol accumulation in bladder cells of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Phytochemistry 52, 583-592, (1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00151-X

Treatment of the halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. (ice plant) (Aizoaceae) with high intensities of white light resulted in a rapid cell-specific accumulation of betacyanins and flavonoids with 6-methoxyisorhamnetin 3-O-{[(2‴-E-feruloyl)-3‴-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)](2″-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl)}-β-d-glucopyranoside (mesembryanthin) as the predominant component, within bladder cells of the leaf epidermis. Induced accumulation of these metabolites was first detected 18 h after the initiation of light treatment in bladder cells located at the tip of young leaves followed by the bladder cells located on the epidermis of fully expanded leaves. UV-A light apparently is sufficient to induce accumulation of betacyanins and flavonoids. Application of 2-aminoindan 2-phosphonic acid, a specific inhibitor of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL; EC 4.3.1.5), not only inhibited the accumulation of flavonoids but also reduced betacyanin formation. Based on these observations we suggest these bladder cells as a model system to study regulation of betacyanin and flavonoid biosyntheses.
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