Methyl salicylate delays peel yellowing of 'Zaosu' pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) during storage by regulating chlorophyll metabolism and maintaining chloroplast ultrastructure
Methyl salicylate delays peel yellowing of 'Zaosu' pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) during storage by regulating chlorophyll metabolism and maintaining chloroplast ultrastructure
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水杨酸甲酯通过调节叶绿素代谢和维持叶绿体超微结构延缓‘早酥梨’贮藏期间果皮黄变
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.9737
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Wang Junjie
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作者:
Zhang Huaiyu;Wang Rui;Wang Tian;Fang Chunxia;Wang Junjie
BACKGROUNDIn some cultivars, yellowing resulting from chlorophyll breakdown has a direct and negative effect on food supply and health. The ‘Zaosu’ pear (Pyrus bretschneideriRehd.), a commercial Asian pear cultivar in China, rapidly turns yellow when stored at room temperature after harvest. To develop techniques that delay or suppress chlorophyll degradation, the effects of methyl salicylate (MeSA) on yellowing in ‘Zaosu’ pear fruit during storage were evaluated.RESULTSCompared with the untreated fruit, the application of 0.05 mmol L−1MeSA delayed the decline of the total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b content, and maintained more intact chloroplasts with fewer and smaller plastoglobuli. Methyl salicylate suppressed enzyme activities, including chlorophyllase, chlorophyll‐degrading peroxidase, Mg dechelatase, and pheophytinase, and the expression levels ofNYC,NOL,CLH,SGR,PPH,PAOandRCCRin treated fruit.CONCLUSIONMethyl salicylate could delay chlorophyll breakdown in the fruit. The results also suggested that the conversion from chlorophyll a to pheophorbide a could proceed via two pathways, and that alternative pathways for the breakdown of chlorophyll a exist in ‘Zaosu’ pears. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry