Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 197, Issue -, Pages 737-746Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.11.025
Keywords
Antioxidant enzymes; Cassava roots; Postharvest; L-ascorbic acid peroxidase; Polysaccharides; Postharvest
Funding
- PEC-PG (Programa de Estudantes Convenio de Pos-Graduacao)
- CNPq
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This study aimed to investigate the role of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX), polysaccharides, and protein contents associated with the early events of postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) in cassava roots. Increases in APX and GPX activity, as well as total protein contents occurred from 3 to 5 days of storage and were correlated with the delay of PPD. Cassava samples stained with Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) highlighted the presence of starch and cellulose. Degradation of starch granules during PPD was also detected. Slight metachromatic reaction with toluidine blue is indicative of increasing of acidic polysaccharides and may play an important role in PPD delay. Principal component analysis (PCA) classified samples according to their levels of enzymatic activity based on the decision tree model which showed GPX and total protein amounts to be correlated with PPD. The Oriental (ORI) cultivar was more susceptible to PPD. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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