Fig. 3: Enzymatic activity, γ-decalactone production, and phylogenetic analyses.

a In vitro activities of PpAAT1 and PpAAT1-SMs in the production of γ-decalactone. b γ-Decalactone contents detected in the leaves of transgenic N. benthamiana transiently expressing PpAAT1 and PpAAT1-SMs. Data are presented as the means ± SE (n = 3). Letters represent significant differences at P ≤ 0.05 as determined using ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD test. c Phylogenetic analysis of the amino acid sequences of PpAAT1 from different peach cultivars. The numbers on the nodes are support values. The descriptions on the right are the amino acid residues substituted in the corresponding varieties