褪黑素
褐变
超氧化物歧化酶
抗氧化剂
过氧化氢酶
采后
化学
丙二醛
过氧化物酶
APX公司
生物化学
谷胱甘肽还原酶
谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶
酶
生物
植物
内分泌学
作者
Yueying Zhang,Donald J. Huber,Meijiao Hu,Guoxiang Jiang,Zhiqiang Gao,Xiangbin Xu,Yueming Jiang,Zhengke Zhang
标识
DOI:10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01922
摘要
Melatonin acts as a crucial signaling and antioxidant molecule with multiple physiological functions in organisms. To explore effects of exogenous melatonin on postharvest browning and its possible mechanisms in litchi fruit, ‘Ziniangxi’ litchi fruits were treated with an aqueous solution of melatonin at 0.4 mM and then stored at 25 °C for 8 days. The results revealed that melatonin strongly suppressed pericarp browning and delayed discoloration during storage. Melatonin treatment reduced relative membrane-leakage rate and inhibited the generation of superoxide radicals (O2–·), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and malondialdehyde (MDA). Melatonin treatment markedly promoted the accumulation of endogenous melatonin; delayed loss of total phenolics, flavonoids, and anthocyanins; and enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC 1.15.1.1), catalase (CAT, EC 1.11.1.6), ascorbate peroxidase (APX, EC 1.11.1.11), and glutathione reductase (GR, EC 1.6.4.2). By contrast, the activities of browning-related enzymes including polyphenoloxidase (PPO, EC 1.10.3.1) and peroxidase (POD, EC 1.11.1.7) were reduced. In addition, melatonin treatment up-regulated the expression of four genes encoding enzymes for repair of oxidized proteins, including LcMsrA1, LcMsrA2, LcMsrB1, and LcMsB2. These findings indicate that the delay of pericarp browning and senescence by melatonin in harvested litchi fruit could be attributed to the maintenance of redox homeostasis by the improvement of the antioxidant capacity and modulation of the repair of oxidatively damaged proteins.
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