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Horticulture
Ping Yi, Li Li, Jian Sun, Xuemei He, Changbao Li, Jinfeng Sheng, Ming Xin, Dongning Ling, Zhichun Li, Yayuan Tang, Guoming Liu
Summary: In this study, four putative PLD genes were identified from banana fruit in response to Colletotrichum musae infection. The results showed that hexanal treatment can enhance fruit disease resistance to C. musae and PLD plays a role in modulating cell membrane lipid metabolism.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Mariastella Colomba, Serena Benedetti, Daniele Fraternale, Andrea Guidarelli, Sofia Coppari, Valerio Freschi, Rita Crinelli, George E. N. Kass, Andrea Gorassini, Giancarlo Verardo, Carla Roselli, Maria Assunta Meli, Barbara Di Giacomo, Maria Cristina Albertini
Summary: In this study, we used bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation to investigate the mechanism behind the antioxidant effects of Prunus spinosa fruit (PSF) extract during a pro-inflammatory TLR4 insult. The analysis suggested that the extract activates the biological process of cellular senescence and identified potential targets in ARE signaling, MMP, and p53 SR pathways. Experimental validation showed that the extract reduces oxidative stress through the modulation of Nrf2, but no significant effects were observed on p53 and MMP modulation.
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Energy & Fuels
Subbu Thavamurugan, Senthil Kumar Pavithra, M. R. Kavipriya, Azhagiyamanavalan Lakshmi Prabha
Summary: This study utilized the unripe fruit extract of Catunaregam spinosa to synthesize silver nanoparticles with antimicrobial and anticancer properties. The nanoparticles showed strong antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity against various bacteria, and exhibited dose-dependent cytotoxic effects against lung cancer cell line A549.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Mack Moyo
Summary: Spiny monkey orange (Strychnos spinosa Lam.) is an African endemic fruit tree widely consumed for its nutritional value and used in folk medicine. It has diverse health-promoting benefits and is used to treat various medical conditions.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana-Maria Draghici-Popa, Aurelian Cristian Boscornea, Ana-Maria Brezoiu, Stefan Theodor Tomas, Oana Cristina Parvulescu, Raluca Stan
Summary: This study aimed to establish the optimal conditions for the extraction of phenolic compounds from Prunus spinosa L. fruits. The results showed that the highest values of phenolic compounds were obtained when the extraction was conducted in 50% ethanol at 60 degrees C for 30 min. The extraction of phenolic acids was enhanced at higher temperatures, while the flavonoid compounds degraded. The total phenolic content, total anthocyanin content, antioxidant capacity, and phenolic acid contents in the extracts were strongly correlated with ethanol concentration, temperature, and extraction time.
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Chemistry, Applied
Shirin Shahkoomahally, Ali Khadivi, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Ali Sarkhosh
Summary: The study evaluated the bioactive constituents and physical properties of fourteen pomegranate genotypes grown in the subtropical region of Florida. Variations were found in aril color, total anthocyanin content, and total phenolic content among the different genotypes. Peel tissues had higher total phenolic compounds and reducing power activity compared to pomegranate juice, and reducing power activity was positively correlated with total anthocyanin content.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Clara Coutinho Macedo, Vinicius Tadeu da Veiga Correia, Viviane Dias Medeiros Silva, Debora Tamires Vitor Pereira, Rodinei Augusti, Julio Onesio Ferreira Melo, Christiano Vieira Pires, Ana Cardoso Clemente Filha Ferreira de Paula, Camila Argenta Fante
Summary: In this study, yellow passion fruit peel flour was developed and evaluated for its characteristics, including physicochemical, microscopic, colorimetric, and granulometric properties, as well as its content of phenolic compounds and carotenoids, and antioxidant capacity. The analysis revealed that the flour had a light color, heterogeneous granulometry, and high content of carbohydrates, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds with strong antioxidant capacity. The presence of various beneficial compounds was identified through analytical techniques. The findings highlight the potential of yellow passion fruit peel flour as a food ingredient, offering advantages such as waste reduction, contribution to sustainability, and enhancement of functional properties in food products. Its high content of bioactive compounds also provides health benefits to consumers.
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Food Science & Technology
Paula Jimenez, Paula Garcia, Vilma Quitral, Karla Vasquez, Claudia Parra-Ruiz, Marjorie Reyes-Farias, Diego F. Garcia-Diaz, Paz Robert, Cristian Encina, Jessica Soto-Covasich
Summary: Avocado, a native American fruit, produces a large amount of wastes during industrial processing, which contain bioactive compounds with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer properties. These compounds, including polyphenols, carotenoids, tocopherols, and phytosterols, have potential applications in food and pharmaceutical industries.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Tamara Limon, Andrea Birke, Juan Luis Monribot-Villanueva, Jose Antonio Guerrero-Analco, Alma Altuzar-Molina, Gloria Carrion, Francisco M. Goycoolea, Bruno M. Moerschbacher, Martin Aluja
Summary: Chitosan coatings significantly reduce decay, pest infestation, and anthracnose disease in mangoes, extend shelf-life, and improve fruit quality, making it a promising postharvest treatment for commercialization.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sandra N. Jimenez-Garcia, Lina Garcia-Mier, Xochitl S. Ramirez-Gomez, Humberto Aguirre-Becerra, Alexandro Escobar-Ortiz, Luis M. Contreras-Medina, Juan F. Garcia-Trejo, Ana A. Feregrino-Perez
Summary: Dragon fruit is a nutritious fruit that can be used to extract important health-enhancing nutrients from its peel. It has potential effects in preventing chronic diseases and combating aging, as well as acting as a biological control against insects.
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Chemistry, Applied
Qiqi Cao, Jianwen Teng, Baoyao Wei, Li Huang, Ning Xia
Summary: Passion fruit peel is rich in a variety of phenolic compounds, some of which have the ability to inhibit alpha-glucosidase activity. The bioactivity of PFPE phenols is significantly influenced by pH changes and digestive enzymes during simulated digestion, indicating the potential as natural antioxidants and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.
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Food Science & Technology
Silvia Tampucci, Antonella Castagna, Daniela Monti, Clementina Manera, Giuseppe Saccomanni, Patrizia Chetoni, Erica Zucchetti, Mariacristina Barbagallo, Laura Fazio, Marco Santin, Annamaria Ranieri
Summary: The research demonstrates that chitosan-tyrosol coatings facilitate the permeation of tyrosol across tomato peels and its transfer into the flesh, showing promising potential for producing functional tomato fruit.
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Plant Sciences
Peigang Liu, Yan Zhu, Jingjing Ye, Tianbao Lin, Zhiqiang Lv, Zilong Xu, Lushan Xu, Leyang Chen, Jia Wei
Summary: The study found that the yield and quality of off-season mulberry fruits are significantly lower compared to mulberry fruits in normal season, with lower moisture content, higher pH, and significantly reduced content of proteins and sugars.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Zijian Li
Summary: Based on field research, it was found that banana peels have a significant impact on the uptake of pesticide residues by banana pulps. However, current modeling approaches failed to consider the banana peel as a separate compartment when predicting pesticide residue concentrations in harvested bananas. To address this issue, a peel-pulp interaction system was integrated into a modified multicompartment fruit tree model to simulate pesticide residue concentrations in banana plants. The simulation results highlighted the crucial role of lipophilicity in regulating pesticide bioaccumulation in banana plants.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
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Food Science & Technology
Bianca R. Albuquerque, Jose Pinela, Maria Ines Dias, Carla Pereira, Jovana Petrovic, Marina Sokovic, Ricardo C. Calhelha, M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira, Lillian Barros
Summary: This study characterized the chemical constituents and bioactive properties of rambutan peel. Heat-/ultrasound-assisted extractions of anthocyanins were optimized. The peel extract exhibited antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activities, and had no cytotoxicity. Heat-assisted extraction was found to be more effective in recovering anthocyanins compared to ultrasound-assisted extraction.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Agronomy
Zeyang Bao, Qihang Zhou, Yan Yu, Wei Chen, Zhenfeng Yang, Shifeng Cao, Liyu Shi
Summary: Exogenous melatonin treatment can alleviate the chilling-induced browning in cold-stored peaches by upregulating gene expression and affecting DNA methylation levels to increase phenolic accumulation.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Guolong Li, Zhishu Tang, Zhongxing Song, Xinbo Shi, Changle Liu, Qiang Chen, Hongbo Liu
Summary: This study investigated the accumulation of flavonoids in Chinese sour jujube fruits from five different harvest times using a combined metabolomics and transcriptomics approach. A total of 1539 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) and 11592 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. The biosynthetic pathways for flavonoids, flavones, and flavanols were significantly enriched. A regulatory network for flavonoids biosynthesis was built and key genes related to flavonoid biosynthesis were identified.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Xuejiao Zhang, Xiaoyuan Zheng, Ruirui Yang, Qihui Wang, Lu Bai, Di Gong, Ye Han, Dov Prusky, Yang Bi
Summary: UV-C radiation promotes flavonoid synthesis in potato tuber wounds during early healing by upregulating the expression and activities of key enzymes and transcription factors involved in the flavonoid synthesis pathway, as well as increasing ABA levels and signaling.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Jiaqi Xiao, Yunyun Xie, Xiangjin Kong, Kuan Peng, Hong Zhu, Yueming Jiang, Hongxia Qu
Summary: The study reveals the positive role of Ca2+ ATPase in litchi energy metabolism and senescence. Higher expression of LcACAs is associated with better storability in litchi cultivars. Additionally, LcACA2 is identified as a target of LcmiR482e and ATP application can downregulate the expression of LcmiR482e, contributing to delayed senescence in litchi.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Asunta Mukami, Bicko Steve Juma, Cecilia Mweu, Richard Oduor, Wilton Mbinda
Summary: This study employed the CRISPR-Cas9 system to mutate genes in cassava, resulting in an extended shelf life of cassava roots and improved yield stability and farmers' income.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Paulo Sergio Gularte, Samara Martins Zanella, Cristiano Andre Steffens, Marceli Buss, Janaiana Catarina da Silva, Willian Coser, Aquidauana Miqueloto, Cassandro Vidal Talamini do Amarante
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of nitric oxide application on fruit quality and anaerobic metabolism products. The results showed that nitric oxide at appropriate concentrations can reduce respiration and ethylene evolution rates, preserve firmness, and reduce metabolite production and decay incidence.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Yiting Li, Sicong You, Shasha Wu, Mengyao Wang, Jin Song, Weijie Lan, Kang Tu, Leiqing Pan
Summary: This study aimed to compare the discrimination ability and detection limit of visible and short-wave near-infrared hyperspectral imaging features and spectral information on early implicit bruised pears. Physical characteristics were more sensitive than chemical parameters for bruised pears during postharvest storage. The changes in spectral variations at specific wavelengths could explain the bruising changes in pears. Discrimination models based on selected spectral variables could effectively identify bruised pear areas, and the combination of imaging features and spectral variables achieved higher discrimination rates.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Yu Du, Mengyue Wang, Mengting Tong, Dengyun Wu, Jianzhou Chu, Xiaoqin Yao
Summary: This study investigated the effects of sucrose, brassinolide (BR), and their combination on the storage quality of kale sprouts. The results showed that the combined treatment improved the growth and development of sprouts, reduced oxidative stress, and inhibited nutrient loss. Furthermore, the combination treatment maintained the antioxidant capacity and nutrient content of kale sprouts.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Zhiwen Hu, Jing Wei, Weimin Zhang, Long Wu, Di Gong, Yue Xiang, Jialiang Liu, Zhengke Zhang
Summary: In this study, the researchers investigated the effect of melatonin (Mel) on the phytotoxicity and residues of the fungicide prochloraz (Pcz) in mango fruit during storage. The results showed that pretreatment with Mel reduced Pcz residues and alleviated phytotoxicity in the fruit. Mel also suppressed Pcz-induced oxidative stress and enhanced the detoxification capacity of the fruit.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Bin Duan, Okwong Oketch Reymick, Zhaoguo Liu, Yun Zhou, Xin Wang, Zhao Feng, Nengguo Tao
Summary: The monoterpene citral can enhance disease resistance and reduce fruit decay in postharvest citrus fruit. It increases the activity of certain enzymes and the content of specific compounds, as well as triggers the accumulation of plant hormones and metabolites. Gene expression analysis reveals that citral upregulates genes involved in the jasmonic acid pathway and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Meiqi Li, Xinhua Zhang, Jiaoqi Li, Maratab Ali, Yuting Wang, Xiuling Liu, Fujun Li, Xiaoan Li
Summary: This research aimed to investigate the potential action mechanism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in controlling Botrytis cinerea (B. cinerea) in tomato fruit. The findings showed that GABA treatment effectively reduced the disease incidence and lesion diameter of tomato fruit caused by B. cinerea. GABA triggered defense responses and up-regulated the expression of pathogenesis-related genes, while also inhibiting the expression of ethylene synthesis genes.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Heeduk Oh, Marti Pottorff, Lara Giongo, Charles M. Mainland, Massimo Iorizzo, Penelope Perkins-Veazie
Summary: This study evaluated a large set of blueberry cultivars to understand the relationship between mechanical texture and appearance characteristics at harvest and after storage, and tested multiple statistical models to predict shelf-life. The results showed that fruit characteristics measured at harvest or two weeks post-harvest can predict weight loss, texture change, and fruit wrinkling. These findings provide empirical data that blueberry breeders can use to select cultivars with extended shelf-life.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Haitao Yu, Liuli Song, Jingjing Han, Xiaoyu Yu, Yuzhen Wu, Zhifang Yu
Summary: This study found that H2S treatment can delay the senescence process of postharvest pakchoi by regulating antioxidant system, endogenous H2S and NO metabolism. H2S increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes by up-regulating the expression of enzyme genes, reducing the accumulation of harmful substances. Furthermore, H2S increased the content of cysteine and nitrate in pakchoi by regulating the expression of related genes and enzyme activities, thus slowing down the senescence of pakchoi.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Jasna Mastilovic, Zarko Kevresan, Dragan Kukolj, Renata Kovac, Dragana Ubiparip Samek, Stevan Stankovski, Gordana Ostojic, Marina Deric
Summary: This study analyzes the patent portfolio and trends of sensors in postharvest of fresh produce, providing insights into the development of sensing technologies in this area. China is the leading country in patent applications, and the patent themes include produce sorting and packaging, produce storage, and the development and application of sensors. The findings highlight the significant impact of these technologies on postharvest processes, particularly in quality and safety monitoring. Moreover, they are expected to facilitate the integration of artificial intelligence into postharvest processes, enhancing the coherence and efficiency of supply chains.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Gal Nomberg, Gulab Chand Arya, Ekaterina Manasherova, Ofir Marinov, Oded Yarden, Hagai Cohen
Summary: Certain fleshy fruit species form a polyphenolic suberized peridermal skin to seal wounded skin and prevent invasion by pathogenic fungi.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2024)