Food Chem
College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China. Electronic address:
Published: January 2025
The effects of hydrogen sulfide (HS) on chilling injury (CI), reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism, sugar metabolism, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), and membrane lipid metabolism in loquat fruit throughout the refrigerated period were investigated in this study. The findings indicated that HS application restrained the increase in internal browning (IB), malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and electrolyte leakage, while sustaining higher total phenolic and total flavonoid levels, and lower soluble quinone content in loquat fruit. Besides, HS promoted antioxidant accumulation and increased antioxidant enzyme activities by the regulation of ROS metabolism, along with increasing fructose and glucose levels and reducing power by activating sugar metabolism and PPP. Furthermore, HS treatment retarded the degradation of phospholipids and fatty acids in loquat fruit by modulating membrane lipid metabolism relevant enzyme activities. These findings indicated that HS application mitigated CI in loquat fruit by alleviating oxidative stress and maintaining cell membrane structural integrity.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141094 | DOI Listing |
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