Isolation and characterization of 9-lipoxygenase and epoxide hydrolase 2 genes: Insight into lactone biosynthesis in mango fruit (Mangifera indica L.)

Expression profiles of 9-lipoxygenase, epoxide hydrolase 2, peroxygenase, hydroperoxide lyase and acyl-CoA-oxidase genes were studied during various fruit developmental and ripening stages of Alphonso, Pairi and Kent cultivars and probable lactone biosynthesis pathway in mango is proposed. Isolation and functional characterization of genes encoding 9-lipoxygenase and epoxide hydrolase 2 was carried out and their probable role in the biosynthesis of lactones was investigated.178