AUTHOR=Walker Robert P. , Battistelli Alberto , Bonghi Claudio , Drincovich María F. , Falchi Rachele , Lara María V. , Moscatello Stefano , Vizzotto Giannina , Famiani Franco 

TITLE=Non-structural Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Flesh of Stone Fruits of the Genus Prunus (Rosaceae) – A Review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.549921

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2020.549921

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>Non-structural carbohydrates are abundant constituents of the ripe flesh of all stone fruits. The bulk of their content comprises sucrose, glucose, fructose and sorbitol. However, the abundance of each of these carbohydrates in the flesh differs between species, and also with its stage of development. In this article the import, subcellular compartmentation, contents, metabolism and functions of non-structural carbohydrates in the flesh of commercially cultivated stone fruits of the family <italic>Rosaceae</italic> are reviewed.</p>