Analysis of oil accumulation and lipidomic dynamic changes in Gardenia jasminoides fruit
Received:November 10, 2025  Revised:June 18, 2026  Accepted:January 16, 2026   Published:
DOI:10.19902/j.cnki.zgyz.1003-7969.250482
KeyWord:Gardenia jasminoides  oil accumulation dynamics  main internal components  lipidomics  unsaturated fatty acids
FundProject:湖南省自然科学基金项目(2024JJ7283);长沙市自然科学基金项目(kq2208098);中央林业推广示范项目(〔2025〕XT03);湖南省重大科技创新平台项目(2024PT0001);林业科技攻关与创新项目(XLK202411);湖南省林业科学院国家光皮树、山苍子良种基地项目
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SU Liu1, ZHOU Xiao2,3, LI Peiwang2, CHEN Yunzhu2, CHEN Jingzhen2, XIAO Zhihong2,3, KUANG Ding4, YE Chuancai5, YANG Yan2, CAO Jiwu1 1.State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resources, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410002, China
2.State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resources, Hunan Academy of Forestry, Changsha 410004, China
3.Key Laboratory of Southern Woody Oilseed Utilization of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Hunan Academy of Forestry, Changsha 410004, China
4.Hunan Haitai Bonong Biotechnology Co. , Ltd. , Yueyang 414000, Hunan, China
5.Rural Revitalization Service Center of Fuding City, Fuding 352000, Fujian, China 
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Abstract:
      Aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the harvest management and oil quality improvement of Gardenia jasminoides fruit by investigating the dynamic changes in oil content, nutrient accumulation, and lipid molecular profiles during fruit development in the cultivar Linhai No.1, fruits from 15 days after flowering (DAF) to 180 DAF were collected to determine oil content and internal component (soluble sugars, soluble starch, and soluble proteins) levels. Additionally, fruit samples at five key developmental stages (15, 60, 90, 105, 150 DAF) were subjected to lipidomic analysis using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Pearson correlation analysis was further employed to explore the relationships between oil accumulation and both internal component contents and lipid molecular species. The results showed that the oil content exhibited a sigmoidal (S-shaped) accumulation pattern from 15 DAF to 180 DAF, which could be divided into four stages: initiation (15-60 DAF), rapid accumulation (60-105 DAF), gradual accumulation (105-150 DAF), and stabilization (150-180 DAF). The oil content stabilized after 150 DAF, reaching 16.72% at this time point. The contents of soluble sugars, soluble starch, and soluble proteins all displayed a unimodal trend (initially increasing and then decreasing) throughout the developmental period. Lipidomic analysis identified a total of 776 lipid species across 5 major categories and 25 subclasses, among which glycerolipids were the most abundant category and triacylglycerols were the most abundant subclass, with contents of 58 925.61 μg/g and 57 153.53 μg/g, respectively, at 150 DAF. At 150 DAF, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) accounted for 82.2% of total fatty acids, with di-unsaturated species being the most prevalent, and the carbon chain lengths of lipid molecules were predominantly concentrated in the range of C68-C72. Correlation analysis revealed that oil accumulation was closely associated with internal component levels and multiple lipid molecular species. In conclusion, the oil content stabilizes after 150 DAF and the oil exhibits a high proportion of PUFA with desirable quality attributes, it is recommended that Gardenia jasminoides fruits be harvested after 150 DAF.
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