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JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
卷 89, 期 12, 页码 2064-2070出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3691
关键词
loquat fruit; methyl jasmonate; quality; phenolics; flavonoids; antioxidant activity
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30671462]
- Qing Lan Project and National Scientific and Technical Supporting Program of China [200613AD301303]
BACKGOUND: Loquat fruit is rich in natural antioxidants and has shown a remarkably high antioxidant activity. To search for an effective method for maintaining or even improving antioxidant activity during postharvest storage, we investigated the effect of 10 mu mol L-1 methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment on levels of major individual sugars and organic acids, total phenolics, total carotenoids, total flavonoids and antioxidant activity in loquat fruit during storage at 1 degrees C for 35 days. RESULTS: The MeJA-treated fruit exhibited significantly lower levels of respiration rate, ethylene production, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and polyphenol oxidase activities, and higher levels of sugars, organic acids, total phenolics and total flavonoids than control fruit. Meanwhile, the treatment also maintained significantly higher antioxidant activity as measured by the scavenging capacity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide and hydroxyl radicals,and by the reducing power test compared to the control. There was a significant positive linear relationship between total phenolic content and DPPH radical scavenging activity. CONCLUSION: MeJA treatment can improve the quality and functional properties of harvested loquat fruit by maintaining a higher level of antioxidants and enhancing antioxidant activity. (C) 2009 Society of Chemical Industry
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