（Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions，Ministry of Education，College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture，Southwest University，Chongqing 400715，China）
Tomato （Solanum lycopersicum） is used as a model plant for studying fruit ripening．In the process of tomato fruit ripening，the kind and content variation of carotenoids are important factors affecting tomato tinting and quality．The related studies are paid more attention．This paper summarized the recent progress made on biosynthesis and regulation of carotenoids in tomato fruit；and expounded the carotenoid kinds，distribution and contents，and changing law of carotenoids contents during tomato fruit development stages．The paper also introduced the research progress on studying key enzymes joining in carotenoids biosynthesis and transcription factors．Before ending，the paper prospected the development direction of this hot issue in the near future．
于菁文，张奕，胡鑫，潘阳露，潘宇，张兴国，苏承刚. 番茄果实中类胡萝卜素合成与调控的研究进展[J]. 中国蔬菜, 2019, 1(7): 23-35.
YU Jing-wen，ZHANG Yi，HU Xin，PAN Yang-lu，PAN Yu，ZHANG Xing-guo，SU Cheng-gang. Research Progress on Synthesis and Regulation of Carotenoids in Tomato Fruits. China Vegetables, 2019, 1(7): 23-35.
