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Büchele F, Khera K, Thewes FR, Kittemann D, Neuwald DA. Dynamic Control of Atmosphere and Temperature Based on Fruit CO2 Production: Practical Application in Apple Storage and Effects on Metabolism, Quality, and Volatile Profiles. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-023-03079-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Lv Y, Fu A, Song X, Wang Y, Chen G, Jiang Y. 1-Methylcyclopropene and UV-C Treatment Effect on Storage Quality and Antioxidant Activity of ‘Xiaobai’ Apricot Fruit. Foods 2023; 12:foods12061296. [PMID: 36981222 PMCID: PMC10048762 DOI: 10.3390/foods12061296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The ‘Xiaobai’ apricot fruit is rich in nutrients and is harvested in summer, but the high temperature limits its storage period. To promote commercial quality and extend shelf life, we investigated the effectiveness of Ultraviolet C (UV-C) combined with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on ‘Xiaobai’ apricot fruit stored at 4 ± 0.5 °C for 35 days. The results revealed that the combination treatment of 1-MCP and UV-C performed better than either UV-C or 1-MCP alone in fruit quality preservation. The combination treatment could delay the increase in weight loss, ethylene production, and respiration rate; retain the level of soluble solid content, firmness, titratable acid, and ascorbic acid content; promote the total phenolics and flavonoids accumulation; improve antioxidant enzyme activity and relative gene expression, and DPPH scavenging ability; and reduce MDA, H2O2, O2.− production. The combined treatment improved the quality of apricot fruit by delaying ripening and increasing antioxidant capacity. Therefore, combining UV-C and 1-MCP treatment may be an effective way to improve the post-harvest quality and extend the storage period of the ‘Xiaobai’ apricot fruit, which may provide insights into the preservation of ‘Xiaobai’ apricot fruit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yunhao Lv
- College of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
- Correspondence: (G.C.); (Y.J.)
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- Research Center of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruit and Vegetable Storage and Processing Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shihezi 832000, China
- Correspondence: (G.C.); (Y.J.)
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Wang X, Yang Z, Cui J, Zhu S. Nitric Oxide Made a Major Contribution to the Improvement of Quality in Button Mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus) by the Combined Treatment of Nitric Oxide with 1-MCP. Foods 2022; 11:foods11193147. [PMID: 36230224 PMCID: PMC9562864 DOI: 10.3390/foods11193147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Browning is one of the major effects of shelf-life responsible for the reduction in the commercial value of the button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). In this study, the individual and the combined effects of exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a nitric oxide donor) and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on the quality of button mushrooms were evaluated. The results demonstrated that mushrooms treated with SNP+1-MCP promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism thereby protecting cell membrane integrity, hindering polyphenol oxidase (PPO) binding to phenolic compounds, and downregulating the PPO activity. In addition, the SNP+1-MCP treatment effectively maintained quality (firmness, color, total phenol, and flavonoid) and mitigated oxidative damage by reducing ROS accumulation and malondialdehyde production through the stimulation of the antioxidant enzymes activities and the enhancement of ascorbic acid (AsA) and glutathione (GSH) contents. Moreover, the correlation analysis validated the above results. The SNP+1-MCP treatment was observed to be more prominent on maintaining quality than the individual effects of SNP followed by 1-MCP, suggesting that the combination of NO and 1-MCP had synergistic effects in retarding button mushrooms senescence, and NO signaling molecules might be predominant in the synergy.
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- Xiaoyu Wang
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
- Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Crops, Shihezi 832003, China
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
- Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Crops, Shihezi 832003, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
- Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Crops, Shihezi 832003, China
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (S.Z.)
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (S.Z.)
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Aghdam MS, Flaherty EJ, Shelp BJ. γ-Aminobutyrate Improves the Postharvest Marketability of Horticultural Commodities: Advances and Prospects. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:884572. [PMID: 35693167 PMCID: PMC9174936 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.884572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Postharvest deterioration can result in qualitative and quantitative changes in the marketability of horticultural commodities, as well as considerable economic loss to the industry. Low temperature and controlled atmosphere conditions (low O2 and elevated CO2) are extensively employed to prolong the postharvest life of these commodities. Nevertheless, they may suffer from chilling injury and other physiological disorders, as well as excessive water loss and bacterial/fungal decay. Research on the postharvest physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of horticultural commodities indicates that low temperature/controlled atmosphere storage is associated with the promotion of γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) pathway activity, with or without the accumulation of GABA, delaying senescence, preserving quality and ameliorating chilling injury. Regardless of whether apple fruits are stored under low temperature/controlled atmosphere conditions or room temperature, elevated endogenous GABA or exogenous GABA maintains their quality by stimulating the activity of the GABA shunt (glutamate GABA succinic semialdehyde succinate) and the synthesis of malate, and delaying fruit ripening. This outcome is associated with changes in the genetic and biochemical regulation of key GABA pathway reactions. Flux estimates suggest that the GABA pool is derived primarily from glutamate, rather than polyamines, and that succinic semialdehyde is converted mainly to succinate, rather than γ-hydroxybutyrate. Exogenous GABA is a promising strategy for promoting the level of endogenous GABA and the activity of the GABA shunt in both intact and fresh-cut commodities, which increases carbon flux through respiratory pathways, restores or partially restores redox and energy levels, and improves postharvest marketability. The precise mechanisms whereby GABA interacts with other signaling molecules such as Ca2+, H2O2, polyamines, salicylic acid, nitric oxide and melatonin, or with phytohormones such as ethylene, abscisic acid and auxin remain unknown. The occurrence of the aluminum-activated malate transporter and the glutamate/aspartate/GABA exchanger in the tonoplast, respectively, offers prospects for reducing transpirational water in cut flowers and immature green fruit, and for altering the development, flavor and biotic resistance of apple fruits.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Bozzo GG, Unterlander N. In through the out door: Biochemical mechanisms affecting flavonoid glycoside catabolism in plants. Plant Sci 2021; 308:110904. [PMID: 34034864 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.110904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plants are the sole source of flavonoids, a chemical category that includes flavonols. For the most part, flavonols occur as glycosides with numerous postulated biological roles in plants, including photoprotection, modulation of hormone translocation, and sequestration of reactive oxygen species. Flavonol glycosides are often considered as dead-end metabolites because related flavonoids (i.e., anthocyanins) occur in terminal tissues such as flowers and fruit, but recent evidence points to their turnover in planta, including developing photosynthetic tissues. Although microbial degradation pathways for flavonol glycosides of plant origin are well described, plant catabolic pathways are little studied by comparison. This review will address our current understanding of biochemical processes leading to the loss of flavonol glycosides in plants, with a specific emphasis on the evidence for flavonol-specific β-glucosidases. Complete elucidation of these catabolic pathways is dependent on the identification of regiospecific modifying steps, including enzymes associated with the hydrolysis of rhamnosylated flavonols, as well as flavonol peroxidation and their encoding genes. Herein, we highlight challenges for the identification of hypothetical plant α-rhamnosidases and peroxidases involved in flavonol glycoside degradation, and the potential biological role of this catabolism in mitigating oxidative stress in developing and postharvest plant tissues.
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- Gale G Bozzo
- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E., Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E., Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Dong M, Wen G, Li J, Wang T, Huang J, Li Y, Tang H, Sun Q, Wang W. Determination of 1-methylcyclopropene residues in vegetables and fruits based on iodine derivatives. Food Chem 2021; 358:129854. [PMID: 33915427 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An innovative method was established for the determination of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) in vegetables and fruits. Due to its small molecular weight and low boiling point, it was difficult to obtain quantitative analysis for 1-MCP, especially at the residual level. In this work, based on its iodine derivatives, 1-MCP was derived to 1,2-diiodo-1-methylcyclopropane, which was much easier for trace and accurate chromatographic analysis. During the method validation, the method validation results were satisfactory in terms of linearity (4 ~ 400 µg/L, and R2 ≥ 0.959), matrix effect (-89% ~ -13%), accuracy (80 ~ 100%), sensitivity (limits of quantification, 5 μg/kg) and precision (relative standard deviations ≤ 19%), which was in accordance with the Chinese guidelines for the testing of pesticide residues in crops. Finally, the proposed analytical method was used to monitor the 1-MCP residue levels in commercially available samples, and all the values were below 5 µg/kg, which satisfied the EU or Japan MRLs of 1-MCP.
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- Maofeng Dong
- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China
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- Pesticide Safety Evaluation Research Center, Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 2011106, China.
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Brizzolara S, Manganaris GA, Fotopoulos V, Watkins CB, Tonutti P. Primary Metabolism in Fresh Fruits During Storage. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:80. [PMID: 32140162 PMCID: PMC7042374 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The extension of commercial life and the reduction of postharvest losses of perishable fruits is mainly based on storage at low temperatures alone or in combination with modified atmospheres (MAs) and controlled atmospheres (CAs), directed primarily at reducing their overall metabolism thus delaying ripening and senescence. Fruits react to postharvest conditions with desirable changes if appropriate protocols are applied, but otherwise can develop negative and unacceptable traits due to the onset of physiological disorders. Extended cold storage periods and/or inappropriate temperatures can result in development of chilling injuries (CIs). The etiology, incidence, and severity of such symptoms vary even within cultivars of the same species, indicating the genotype significance. Carbohydrates and amino acids have protective/regulating roles in CI development. MA/CA storage protocols involve storage under hypoxic conditions and high carbon dioxide concentrations that can maximize quality over extended storage periods but are also affected by the cultivar, exposure time, and storage temperatures. Pyruvate metabolism is highly reactive to changes in oxygen concentration and is greatly affected by the shift from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism. Ethylene-induced changes in fruits can also have deleterious effects under cold storage and MA/CA conditions, affecting susceptibility to chilling and carbon dioxide injuries. The availability of the inhibitor of ethylene perception 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) has not only resulted in development of a new technology but has also been used to increase understanding of the role of ethylene in ripening of both non-climacteric and climacteric fruits. Temperature, MA/CA, and 1-MCP alter fruit physiology and biochemistry, resulting in compositional changes in carbon- and nitrogen-related metabolisms and compounds. Successful application of these storage technologies to fruits must consider their effects on the metabolism of carbohydrates, organic acids, amino acids and lipids.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
- *Correspondence: Pietro Tonutti,
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