Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene on ripening,storage life,and volatile production by d'Anjou cv. pear fruit

d'Anjou cv. pear fruit (Pyrus communis L.) exposed at harvest to 0, 0.42, 4.2, or 42 micromol m(-)(3) 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) for 12 h at 20 degrees C were stored at 1 degrees C for up to 8 months. After storage, half of the fruit was continuously exposed to ethylene (0.45 or 4-18 mmol m(-)(3)) for 7 days at 20 degrees C. All fruit treated with 1-MCP had lower respiration and ethylene production compared to untreated controls. Fruit quality changes were delayed following 1-MCP treatment, as was development of superficial scald and peel yellowing. The duration of 1-MCP-induced responses was dependent on 1-MCP treatment concentration. When 1-MCP-treated fruit began to ripen, softening and production of volatile compounds proceeded similar to that of untreated fruit. Post-storage ethylene exposure did not consistently stimulate ripening of fruit previously treated with 1-MCP. Efficacy of ethylene treatment depended on 1-MCP concentration and storage duration.     

Papaya fruit ripening: response to ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)

Ripening affects the quality and nutritional contents of fleshy fruits, and papayas are climacteric fruits very susceptible to postharvest losses due to the fast softening caused by ethylene. This paper reports the changes in respiration, ethylene production, and pulp color and firmness, along with the contents of soluble sugars and major carotenoids, during ripening of 'Golden' papaya, an important Brazilian cultivar that has been exported to North American and European markets. The results obtained for nontreated and ethylene- or 1-MCP-treated papaya suggest that 1-MCP can decrease the quality of treated fruit and that even the use of ethylene for triggering or inducing homogeneous ripening can result in lower quality when compared to that of fruit allowed to ripe naturally.     

Impact of 1-methylcyclopropene and methyl jasmonate on apple volatile production.

Climacteric Fuji apples were treated with 10 microL x L(-1) MCP (1-methylcyclopropene), 2 mmol x L(-1) MJ (methyl jasmonate), or a combination of 10 microL x L(-1) MCP and 2 mmol x L(-1) MJ. Fruit were kept at 20 degrees C for 15 days after treatment. Production of ethylene and other volatile compounds was measured prior to and 3, 7, 11, and 15 days after treatment. Ethylene production decreased 3 days following MJ treatment and then increased. MCP treatment alone or in combination with MJ inhibited ethylene production. MJ and MCP inhibited production of many volatile alcohols and esters. The production of individual alcohols and esters appears to be differentially inhibited by MJ or MCP. MJ and MCP inhibited not only production of alcohols but also formation of esters from alcohols.     

Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene on volatile emission and aroma in cv. Anna apples

The rapidly ripening summer apple cultivar Anna was treated with 0.1 micro L(-1) and 1 microL L(-1) 1-methylcyclopropene (MCP) at harvest and kept at 20 degrees C, or stored for 5 weeks at 0 degrees C and then transferred to 20 degrees C. Total volatiles were not reduced by treatment with 0.1 microL L(-1) MCP, but were 70% lower in fruits treated with 1 microL L(-1) MCP than in untreated fruits. Ethylene production was 50% and 95% inhibited by 0.1 microL L(-1) and 1 microL L(-1) MCP, respectively. The volatiles produced by fruit at harvest were predominantly aldehydes and alcohols, with some acetate esters as well as 2-methyl butyl acetate and beta-damascenone. During ripening, the acetate and butyrate esters increased greatly and alcohols and aldehydes decreased. MCP-treated apples retained more alcohols, aldehydes, and beta-damascenone volatiles than did untreated apples. Sensory evaluation found that control and 0.1 microL L(-1) treated apples developed more fruity, ripe, and overall aromas, but the preference was for the 1 microL L(-1) treated apples with a less ripe aroma.     

Genetic basis of long shelf life and variability into Penjar tomato

Penjar tomato is a varietal type cultivated in northeast Spain that characteristically has a long shelf life, small fruit, and wide morphological variability among cultivars. To determine the genetic basis for the long shelf life in the Penjar varietal type and to describe the genetic background and agromorphologic characteristics of the group, we studied 27 Penjar accessions representative of the entire range of variation in traits related to agronomic behavior, fruit morphology, and sensory quality. We found that the long shelf life of Penjar (mean: 126.8 days) is due to the ripening mutant alcobaça (alc), and the molecular basis of this mutation is the replacement of thymine by adenine in position 317 of the coding sequence of the NAC.NOR gene; thus, alcobaça (alc) is an allele of non-ripening (nor). The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) study found 18.07% polymorphic loci within the Penjar varietal type, which is higher than usual in landraces. The variation in agronomic and morphologic traits between accessions was also very high; thus, the heterogeneity of the Penjar group probably results from the introduction of the allele alc in distinct landraces. Our results also show that in germplasm containing the alc mutation shelf life is negatively correlated with fruit size (weight, width, length, and number of locules); thus, the predominance of small fruit within the varietal type is probably the result of this trait being dragged along in the selection for long shelf life.     

1-MCP和壳聚糖处理保持红枣贮藏品质及其机理研究

以新疆灰枣为试材,研究纸片型1-甲基环丙烯(1-methylcyclopropene,1-MCP)与壳聚糖(chitosan,COS)处理在(0±1)℃条件下对灰枣品质及相关酶活性的影响。结果表明:至贮藏90 d时,与对照(CK)相比,1-MCP+COS的腐烂率、失质量率分别降低53.4%、51.2%,可溶性固形物(total soluble solid, TSS)含量高出18.6%。抗氧化酶系统中的超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase, SOD)峰值水平提高58.2%,过氧化氢酶(catalase, CAT)峰值高出34.8%;贮藏结束时过氧化物酶(peroxidase, POD)活性是CK的1.98倍,抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(ascorbate peroxidase, APX)活性高出51.7%,差异显著(P0.05)。1-MCP、COS及1-MCP+COS处理均可不同程度地降低果实腐烂率、失质量率,保持较高的果实硬度和TSS含量,推迟呼吸高峰和乙烯释放速率高峰的到来并抑制丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)的积累,抑制脂氧合酶(lipoxygenase, LOX)和多酚氧化酶(polyphenol oxidase, PPO)活性,显著提高抗氧化酶系统活性。其中1.50μL/L纸片型1-MCP与1%COS复合处理对保持果实贮藏品质、延缓果实衰老、延长货架期最有利。     

1-MCP和壳聚糖处理保持红枣贮藏品质及其机理研究

以新疆灰枣为试材,研究纸片型1-甲基环丙烯（1-methylcyclopropene,1-MCP）与壳聚糖（chitosan,COS）处理在（0±1）℃条件下对灰枣品质及相关酶活性的影响。结果表明：至贮藏90 d时,与对照（CK）相比,1-MCP＋COS的腐烂率、失质量率分别降低53.4%、51.2%,可溶性固形物（total soluble solid, TSS）含量高出18.6%。抗氧化酶系统中的超氧化物歧化酶（superoxide dismutase, SOD）峰值水平提高58.2%,过氧化氢酶（catalase, CAT）峰值高出34.8%;贮藏结束时过氧化物酶（peroxidase, POD）活性是CK的1.98倍,抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（ascorbate peroxidase, APX）活性高出51.7%,差异显著（P＜0.05）。1-MCP、COS及1-MCP+COS处理均可不同程度地降低果实腐烂率、失质量率,保持较高的果实硬度和TSS含量,推迟呼吸高峰和乙烯释放速率高峰的到来并抑制丙二醛（malondialdehyde, MDA）的积累,抑制脂氧合酶（lipoxygenase, LOX）和多酚氧化酶（polyphenol oxidase, PPO）活性,显著提高抗氧化酶系统活性。其中1.50 μL/L纸片型1-MCP与1% COS复合处理对保持果实贮藏品质、延缓果实衰老、延长货架期最有利。     

基于电子鼻的番茄成熟度及贮藏时间评价的研究

该文探讨了采用电子鼻系统对不同成熟度的番茄进行评价和对不同成熟度番茄在贮藏期间气味变化的电子鼻检测进行了研究。在按颜色进行成熟度区分时,从主成分分析(PCA)和线性判别式分析(LDA)中可以得到,电子鼻可以较好地区分半熟期和成熟期、完熟期的番茄,但成熟期、完熟期的番茄有部分区域发生重叠。按坚实度指标对番茄成熟度进行重新评价后,分析显示电子鼻可以区分坚实度的差异,当采用PCA方法分析时,电子鼻可以100%地区分不同成熟度的番茄。对不同成熟度番茄在贮藏期间电子鼻检测的研究表明:成熟期的番茄在贮藏1～6d、7～11d、14～17d之间可以较好地进行区分;完熟期的番茄采用LDA法在1～5d、6～11d、14～17d之间可以较好地进行区分。     

养殖鱼类货架期预测系统的设计与评估

以自然污染养殖罗非鱼贮藏在0℃、5℃、10℃、15℃过程中的特定腐败菌-假单胞菌生长动态数据,建立假单胞菌在0～15℃温度范围的生长动力学模型,选用Visual Basic为程序编写工具,建立了用于罗非鱼冷却链鲜品流通品质监控和剩余货架期预测的专家系统(FSLP)。剩余货架期预测值与实测值的可靠性评估表明,相对误差在±10%以内,显示建立的预测系统可以快速可靠地实时预测养殖罗非鱼的鲜度和剩余货架期。该研究采用以自然污染鱼得到试验数据建立特定腐败菌生长动力学模型的方法,增加了预测的准确度,并较好地解决了在波动温度下预测微生物生长相对困难的难题,提高了预报系统的实际应用价值。该预测系统为设计和评估生鲜鱼品冷却链的技术参数,预测和监控冷却链生鲜鱼的鲜度品质提供一种迅速而有效的工具。     

Quantification of polyphenolics and their antioxidant capacity in fresh plums

Total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity of 11 cultivars of fresh plums were determined using spectrophotometric methods. Identification and quantification of individual polyphenolics were performed using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with a diode array detector. The total phenolic contents of various cultivars widely varied from 125.0 to 372.6 mg/100 g expressed as gallic acid equivalents. The level of total flavonoids in fresh plums ranged between 64.8 and 257.5 mg/100 g expressed as catechin equivalents. Antioxidant capacity, expressed as vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity (VCEAC), ranged from 204.9 to 567.0 mg/100 g with an average of 290.9 mg/100 g of fresh weight. Cv. Beltsville Elite B70197 showed the highest amounts of total phenolics and total flavonoids and the highest VCEAC. A positive relationship (correlation coefficient r (2)() = 0.977) was presented between total phenolics and VCEAC, suggesting polyphenolics would play an important role in free radical scavenging. The level of IC(50) value of superoxide radical anion scavenging activity of the plum cultivars ranged from 13.4 to 45.7 mg of VCEAC/100 g. Neochlorogenic acid was the predominant polyphenolic among fresh plums tested. Flavonols found in plum were commonly quercetin derivatives. Rutin was the most predominant flavonol in plums. Various anthocyanins containing cyanidin aglycon and peonidin aglycon were commonly found in all plums except for cv. Mirabellier and NY 101.     

莲子淀粉品质对莲子汁流变特性和保质期影响的研究

淀粉品质是影响淀粉类食品品质的主要因素,优选低含量直链淀粉的莲子为原料是确保莲子产品品质的关键。本研究收集了中国具有代表性的22个野生及栽培莲子品种,并测定各品种直链淀粉含量(AC),按AC梯度从中选择7个莲子品种为原料分别制作莲子汁,研究莲子汁的流变特性和贮存过程中淀粉返生所致的流变性质变化,利用逐步回归法,建立莲子汁返生沉淀量与直链淀粉含量、贮存时间之间的数学模型。结果表明：莲子直链淀粉含量品种间差异较大,莲子汁为假塑性流体,淀粉在返生过程中黏度呈下降趋势,直链淀粉含量越高,黏度在贮存初期下降越快。莲子汁返生沉淀量与直链淀粉含量、贮存时间之间的数学模型为：Y=0.5107exp(0.020T-7.562×10^-5T²+9.955×10^-8T³+0.05C-0.001C²),该模型为莲子汁保质期预测和莲子优质育种目标提供理论依据,同时对淀粉质食品深加工开发也具有重要的参考价值。     

豆腐中库特氏菌生长动力学模型和货架期预测

以引起豆腐腐败的特定腐败菌库特氏菌为研究对象,研究不同温度对其生长的影响,定量评价温度对豆腐货架期的影响,为货架期快速有效的估测提供有效的手段。将库特氏菌接种到豆腐表面,在4、12、20、30℃条件下贮藏,由此建立一级和二级生长动力学模型以及剩余货架期预测模型。结果表明,Gompertz函数能够很好的描述豆腐中的微生物生长动态,建立了4种温度下豆腐的微生物生长动力学模型。采用平方根模型(Belehradek)描述温度对最大比生长速率(μmax)和延滞时间(Lag)的影响,结果表明呈现良好的线性关系。用豆腐在8℃和25℃的库特氏菌实测值进行验证,偏差度(Bf)和准确度(Af)分别为1.04、1.02和1.20、1.18。获得的剩余货架期的预测模型为:SL=Lag-[(8.6-N0)/(μmax·2.718)]·{ln[-ln(7.14-N0)/(8.6–N0)]-1},用豆腐贮藏在8℃和25℃的货架期实测值验证建立的模型,预测值和实测值的相对误差分别为-3.47%和4.89%,说明建立的模型能够快速可靠的预测豆腐的微生物学品质和剩余货架期。     

Stability and sensory shelf life of orange juice pasteurized by continuous ohmic heating

Electrical heating of food products provides rapid and uniform heating, resulting in less thermal damage to the product. The objective of this research was to examine the effects of ohmic heating on the stability of orange juice with comparison to conventional pasteurization. During storage at 4 degrees C, degradation curves of ascorbic acid followed a linear decrease pattern in both ohmic-heated and conventionally pasteurized orange juices. For five representative flavor compounds (decanal, octana, limonene, pinene, and myrcene), higher concentrations were measured during storage in the ohmic-heated orange juice than in conventionally pasteurized juice. Although residual pectin esterase activity remained negligible in both types of juices, particle size was lower in the ohmic-heated orange juice. The sensory shelf life was determined by using the Weibull-Hazard method. Although both thermal treatments prevented the growth of microorganisms for 105 days, the sensory shelf life of ohmic-treated orange juice was >100 days and was almost 2 times longer than that of conventionally pasteurized juice.     

伽马辐照对冰藏大黄鱼品质和货架期的影响

为探索伽马辐照处理对冰藏鲜鱼的保鲜效果,试验分析了大黄鱼冰藏期间微生物、生化指标和感官指标的变化,探讨了低剂量辐照处理（1 kGy和2 kGy）对大黄鱼品质和货架期的影响。结果表明,辐照处理后大黄鱼的菌落总数、假单胞菌和产硫化氢细菌数量显著减少;在贮藏期间辐照处理的大黄鱼各种菌数量始终比对照组少;辐照处理可显著减缓大黄鱼挥发性盐基氮和三甲胺的增加;但会促进脂肪的氧化,2 kGy组大黄鱼在贮藏后期能闻到脂肪酸败的味道,而 1 kGy组和对照组大黄鱼始终没有闻到这种味道。辐照处理可增加大黄鱼的货架期,对照组货架期为17 d,而辐照剂量为1 kGy和2 kGy的货架期可延长至30 d和26 d。本试验为辐照商业化应用提供了技术依据。     

Hydrogen sulfide prolongs postharvest shelf life of strawberry and plays an antioxidative role in fruits

Accumulating evidence shows that hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) plays various physiological roles in plants, such as seed germination, root organogenesis, abiotic stress tolerance, and senescence of cut flowers. However, whether H(2)S participates in the regulation of ripening and senescence in postharvest fruits remains unknown. In the present study, the effect of H(2)S on postharvest shelf life and antioxidant metabolism in strawberry fruits was investigated. Fumigation with H(2)S gas released from the H(2)S donor NaHS prolonged postharvest shelf life of strawberry fruits in a dose-dependent manner. Strawberry fruits fumigated with various concentrations of H(2)S sustained significantly lower rot index, higher fruit firmness, and kept lower respiration intensity and polygalacturonase activities than controls. Further investigation showed that H(2)S treatment maintained higher activities of catalase, guaiacol peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase and lower activities of lipoxygenase relative to untreated controls. H(2)S also reduced malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide anion to levels below control fruits during storage. Moreover, H(2)S treatment maintained higher contents of reducing sugars, soluble proteins, free amino acid, and endogenous H(2)S in fruits. We interpret these data as indicating that H(2)S plays an antioxidative role in prolonging postharvest shelf life of strawberry fruits.     

HPLC-DAD-ESIMS analysis of phenolic compounds in nectarines, peaches, and plums

The phenolic compounds of 25 peach, nectarine, and plum cultivars were studied and quantified by HPLC-DAD-ESIMS. Hydroxycinnamates, procyanidins, flavonols, and anthocyanins were detected and quantified. White and yellow flesh nectarines and peaches, and yellow and red plums, were analyzed at two different maturity stages with consideration of both peel and flesh tissues. HPLC-MS analyses allowed the identification of procyanidin dimers of the B- and A-types, as well as the presence of procyanidin trimers in plums. As a general rule, the peel tissues contained higher amounts of phenolics, and anthocyanins and flavonols were almost exclusively located in this tissue. No clear differences in the phenolic content of nectarines and peaches were detected or between white flesh and yellow flesh cultivars. There was no clear trend in phenolic content with ripening of the different cultivars. Some cultivars, however, had a very high phenolic content. For example, the white flesh nectarine cultivar Brite Pearl (350-460 mg/kg hydroxycinnamates and 430-550 mg/kg procyanidins in flesh) and the yellow flesh cv. Red Jim (180-190 mg/kg hydroxycinnamates and 210-330 mg/kg procyanidins in flesh), contained 10 times more phenolics than cultivars such as Fire Pearl (38-50 mg/kg hydroxycinnamates and 23-30 mg/kg procyanidins in flesh). Among white flesh peaches, cultivars Snow King (300-320 mg/kg hydroxycinnamates and 660-695 mg/kg procyanidins in flesh) and Snow Giant (125-130 mg/kg hydroxycinnamates and 520-540 mg/kg procyanidins in flesh) showed the highest content. The plum cultivars Black Beaut and Angeleno were especially rich in phenolics.     

Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene and storage atmosphere on changes in volatile compounds and fruit quality of conference pears

Conference pears (Pyrus communis L.) were treated with 25 and 50 nL L(-1) 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) at -0.5 degrees C for 24 h, then stored for up to 22 weeks in air (NA) and controlled atmosphere (CA). After 7 and 14 weeks of storage, fruits were retreated with 1-MCP. After 7, 14, and 22 weeks of storage, fruits were kept for up to 7 days at 20 degrees C in air for poststorage ripening. The effects of 1-MCP treatment declined with duration of storage in both storage atmospheres, indicating that retreatments had little additional effects on subsequent ripening. Ethylene production was lower and firmness was higher in 50 nL L(-1) fruits, while the 25 nL L(-1) dose was not very different from the control. Development of superficial scald was not prevented by 1-MCP treatments, but the severity of the symptoms was influenced. The 1-MCP effects were perceivable on texture (juiciness) and flavor. Control fruit and 25 nL L(-1) fruit reached their best sensory quality after 14 weeks of storage, while 50 nL L(-1) fruit reached the same sensory quality later, keeping a fresh flavor when the quality of control fruit declined and became watery or grainy. The fresh flavor in 50 nL L(-1) fruit was probably due to the presence below the odor detection threshold concentrations of the volatile compounds responsible for the "ripe pear" aroma, mainly of butanol and ethyl butanoate. CA prolonged or enhanced the effects of 1-MCP; 1-MCP cannot substitute for CA but can reinforce the CA effects.     

采后褪黑素处理对鲜切花椰菜保鲜品质及货架期的影响

为研究采后外源性褪黑素处理对鲜切花椰菜货架期间品质及生理的影响,试验以雪白花椰菜为材料,拟从中筛选出有效的使用浓度,进而从生理、细胞和基因表达水平解析褪黑素对鲜切花椰菜保鲜品质的调节作用,以期为探索鲜切花椰菜保鲜和衰老调控的有效途径提供科学依据.采用0.05、0.10、0.50 mmol/L褪黑素溶液浸泡鲜切花椰菜...     

Effect of dips in a 1-methylcyclopropene-generating solution on 'Harrow Sun' plums stored under different temperature regimes

The effect of postharvest dips in a 1-methylcyclopropene-generating solution of the formulation AFxRD-038 (Rohm & Haas) on plum fruit (Prunus salicina Lindell cv. 'Harrow Sun') quality and ripening during storage was determined. Fruit weight loss, tissue firmness, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), ethylene production, respiration, and the activities of the cell wall modifying enzymes polygalacturonase (PG), 1,4-beta-D-glucanase/glucosidase (EGase), beta-galactosidase (beta-gal), and pectin methylesterase (PME) were measured. Fruit reddening, anthocyanin content, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity were also analyzed. The 1-MCP-treated fruit showed reduced ethylene production and respiration rate and delayed softening, which was associated with the reduction in the activity of PG, EGase, and beta-gal. The immersion in 1-MCP-generating solutions also decreased weight and acidity loss without modifying the fruit SSC. The immersion treatment was particularly effective in the fruit stored at 5 degrees C, keeping higher overall quality, maintaining lower levels of anthocyanins and PAL activity, and preventing flesh reddening. The present data show that beneficial effects in delaying plum fruit ripening and controlling chilling injury can be obtained by dipping the fruits in a solution of this novel 1-MCP-generating formulation.