钙和ABA在番茄果实乙烯生物合成中的相互作用

研究了钙和ABA对不同成熟阶段和不同成熟模式番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum cv．Lichun)果实乙烯生成的影响，分析两者在乙烯生物合成系统中的相互作用。普通番茄绿熟果实组织圆片在用100μmol／L ABA和100mmol/L钙处理后，乙烯生成均很快增加。当用这两种试剂同时处理番茄果实圆片时，乙烯生成增加量明显比单一处理增加量大，表明两者在对绿熟番茄果实乙烯生成的影响中有协同作用关系。钙离子鳌合剂EGTA(乙二醇双乙胺醚-N，N’-四乙酸)对乙烯生成有抑制作用，用ABA和EGTA同时处理番茄圆片时，乙烯的生成量比EGTA单一处理的生成量要高。当用这些试剂处理未成熟番茄果实则产生不同的效果，ABA明显抑制乙烯生成，而钙却依然促进乙烯的生物合成，ABA和钙同时处理果实时，乙烯生成量介于二者单一处理之间，表明ABA和钙在未成熟番茄果实乙烯生成中表现出相互抑制作用。在转反义ACS番茄中，ABA和钙抑制未成熟果实的乙烯生成，而都促进了绿熟果实的乙烯生成。这表明ABA和钙在番茄果实不同成熟阶段和不同成熟模式的乙烯生物合成过程中有着不同的相互作用关系。     

Ozone sensitivity of Phaseolus vulgaris in relation to cultivar differences,growth stage and growing conditions

Exposure of Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Lit to ambient ozone caused a 14% pod yield reduction in 1994. This yield loss was assessed by comparing plants that were protected against ozone by treatment with EDU (ethylenediurea) with unprotected plants, both cultivated in pots with a continuous water supply. The plants had experienced an AOT40 of 8135 ppb.h during their growth. However, plant response to ozone depends on a large number of environmental and plant-specific conditions. Visible injury increased mainly after flowering and was much less severe on soil-grown bean cultivars (Lit, Stella and Groffy) not receiving additional water. Ozone fumigations in closed chambers before or after flowering proved that the growth stage during which the plants are exposed also plays a very important role with regard to injury development. Plants seem to be more susceptible during the generative growth stage and the relative cultivar sensitivity was related to the developmental stage during fumigation. However with regard to yield effects the timing of the ozone exposure seems to be less important.     

乙烯生物合成关键酶基因研究进展

ACC合成酶(ACS)和ACC氧化酶(ACO)是催化乙烯生物合成的两个关键酶，这两个酶的基因在调控果品和花卉完熟及衰老方面具有重要意义，本文综述了ACS和ACO基因最新研究进展。     

Postharvest UV-C treatment combined with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), followed by storage in continuous low-level ethylene atmosphere,improves the quality of tomatoes

Mature green tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv Neang Pich) were exposed to 13.6 kJ m^?2 UV-C or 0.5 μL L^?1 1-MCP or combination of 13.6 kJ m^?2 UV-C and 0.5 μL L^?1 1-MCP, with appropriate untreated controls. After treatment, tomatoes were stored in air containing 0.1 μL L^?1 ethylene at 20°C and 100% RH. The untreated fruit ripened significantly faster than those of all other treatments. UV-C treatment alone was able to delay fruit ripening by up to 5 days longer compared to untreated fruits whilst the additional of 1-MCP further delayed fruit ripening. UV-C and 1-MCP treatments alone or in combination had significantly slower ethylene production rates throughout the storage period. The fruit treated with the combination of 1-MCP and UV-C was significantly firmer and had higher total phenolic content compared to that of the other treatments. However, there was no difference between treatments in soluble solids content/titratable acids ratio, chlorophyll content, lycopene content and total antioxidant activity. These results show that UV-C and 1-MCP treatment delay ripening and improve the quality of tomatoes in the presence of low-level ethylene during storage. This new treatment could be used to extend the shelf-life of mature green tomatoes through the supply chain without the use of refrigeration.     

The role of ethylene in abscission of sweet orange promoted by exogenous application of the abscission agent 5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole (CMNP)

Mature ‘Valencia’ fruit were treated with 5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole (CMNP), and the ethylene inhibitors aminoethoxy vinyl glycine (AVG) and silver thiosulfate (STS), to assess involvement of ethylene in abscission via CMNP. Fruit detachment force (FDF) and ethylene evolution were measured over time. Accumulation of the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) in peel upon CMNP application was assessed and impact of application of ACC on FDF was estimated when applied 1 cm away from the abscission zone (AZ), to determine its potential as a signaling molecule in promoting fruit loosening. CMNP when applied alone reduced FDF by 50%. AVG and STS inhibited fruit loosening considerably at 500 µM and 10 mM, respectively, when applied with 2 mM CMNP. ACC accumulation in peel was highest 2 days after CMNP application, which preceded the maximum decline in FDF which occurred a day later, indicating that ACC serves as a potential signaling molecule that triggers abscission in the AZ. The results of the study support the hypothesis that abscission via CMNP application is at least partly ethylene dependent. However, the decline in FDF by ACC was less than 50% of control which suggested involvement of another pathway in abscission via CMNP in sweet orange.     

芒果蒂腐病菌对芒果采后乙烯释放和ACC含量的影响

测定芒果蒂腐病菌(Botryodiplodia theobromae)对芒果果实乙烯代谢的影响,结果表明:B.theobromae在芒果果肉培养基上不产生乙烯,但是B.theobromae代谢活动能诱导芒果果肉中产生大量的1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧酸(ACC),导致芒果快速释放乙烯,随着发病程度增加和贮藏期延长,乙烯释放速率快速增加。高浓度乙烯使芒果果肉快速软化,在25℃条件下,果实在发病后3～5 d就完全腐烂。     

CoCl2对Na2CO3胁迫下苜蓿幼苗叶片细胞膜的保护作用

本研究报道了CoCl2对Na2CO3胁迫下苜蓿幼苗叶片细胞膜的保护作用及机制,研究结果表明,在120mmol/L Na2CO3胁迫的前期,苜蓿幼苗叶片多胺含量及抗氧化酶活性显著升高,过氧化物酶除外,而活性氧水平、脂质过氧化程度和细胞膜相对透性无显著变化;当120 mmol/L Na2CO3胁迫延长至24~28 d时,乙烯产生速率大幅度上升,多胺氧化酶及二胺氧化酶活性显著升高,精胺、亚精胺和腐胺含量显著下降;抗氧化酶活性显著下降,活性氧水平与脂质过氧化程度显著提高,细胞膜稳定指数大幅度下降。在120 mmol/L Na2CO3溶液中加入CoCl2至50μmol/L,在胁迫的整个过程中乙烯产生被显著抑制,同时相对提高了抗氧化酶的活性,并在胁迫后期显著减轻了多胺氧化酶活性升高、多胺含量下降及脂质过氧化程度的增加,减缓了细胞膜稳定指数的下降,从而对Na2CO3胁迫下苜蓿幼苗叶片细胞膜表现出一定的保护作用。     

‘大久保’桃常温贮藏过程中香气成分变化及其与乙烯释放的关系

 以‘大久保’桃为材料,研究了果实在采后常温贮藏过程中特征香气及乙烯释放量和相关酶活性的变化。结果表明：果实中“青草型”香气成分含量的降低对风味的影响大于“花香型”香气成分的增加对风味的影响,以“青草型”与“花香型”香气成分的比值为衡量指标,比值最低时风味最佳。乙烯释放量与醛类物质含量和“青草型”香气成分含量呈显著负相关,ACC氧化酶与LOX酶共同调控乙烯的合成,进而调节香气的释放,影响果实的风味。