Fig. 8: Expression levels of PmBEATs affect the benzyl acetate content in the petal protoplasts of P. mume.
From: Expansion of PmBEAT genes in the Prunus mume genome induces characteristic floral scent production
a Petal protoplasts transfected with PmBEAT overexpression or RNA-interference constructs were collected to determine the three components of the floral fragrance using GC-MS. The peaks corresponding to benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol and benzyl acetate are indicated with red asterisks. The sample overexpressing the GFP was used as a control. b The expression levels of PmBEAT36 and PmBEAT37 in protoplasts were analyzed by real-time PCR. c Quantitative analysis of benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol and benzyl acetate in protoplasts. The data are presented as the mean values of three replicates ± SD. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 (Student’s t-test). Three independent experiments were performed with similar results
