Generation and analysis of ESTs from strawberry (Fragaria xananassa) fruits and evaluation of their utility in genetic and molecular studies

Table 5 Genes involved in metabolic and regulatory processes relevant for the ripening of the strawberry fruit

Metabolic Pathway	Novel ESTs	ESTs described previously	Novel genes	Genes described previously	Novelty M(%)
Glycolysis	38	22	3	6	33
TCA Cycle	14	5	1	3	25
Pentose Phosphate	7	2	4	2	67
Pathway
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis	23	6	5	2	71
Aminoacid Biosynthesis	28	34	5	12	29
Urea Cycle	5	0	4	0	100
Sucrose Metabolism	8	1	2	1	67
Starch Metabolism	16	7	2	3	40
Sorbitol Metabolism	0	1	0	1	0
Isoprenoid Pathway	10	3	1	3	25
Terpenoid Biosynthesis	5	2	0	1	0
Sterol Biosynthesis	1	2	0	2	0
Carotenoid Biosynthesis	1	0	1	0	100
Phenylpropanoid Pathway	12	21	3	4	43
Lignin Biosynthesis	23	11	2	4	33
Flavonoid Biosynthesis	22	14	4	5	44
Brassinosteroid	1	0	1	0	100
Biosynthesis
Gibberellin Biosynthesis	3	0	2	0	100
Abscisic Acid	0	1	0	1	0
Biosynthesis
Ethylene Biosynthesis	6	9	0	2	0
Jasmonic Acid	3	1	3	1	75
Biosynthesis
Hormone Signaling	Novel ESTs	ESTs described previously	Novel genes	Genes described previously	Novelty (%)
Auxin	16	11	8	6	57
Brassinosteroid	6	0	3	0	100
Cytokinin	1	2	0	2	0
Gibberellin	4	0	2	0	100
Abscisic Acid	1	0	1	0	100
Ethylene	10	5	3	2	60

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