Decoding comparative taste and nutrition regulation in Chinese cabbage via integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis

Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis was performed to elucidate the comparative molecular mechanisms underlying the distinct taste and nutritional profiles of two Chinese cabbage varieties i.e. ET and JY. A total of 370 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) and 6737 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were filtered and found to have significant differential abundances between JY_VS_ET. DEGs were mainly enriched in starch and sucrose metabolism, amino acids biosynthesis, flavonoids and glucosinolates (GSL) biosynthesis.