Modified atmosphere packaging maintains stem quality of Chinese flowering cabbage by restraining postharvest lignification and ROS accumulation

Xue-mei Chen; Zhen-liang Mou; Ya-ting Zhao; Xin-guo Su; Yan-chao Han; Hang-jun Chen; Wei Wei; Wei Shan; Jian-fei Kuang; Wang-jin Lu; Jian-ye Chen

Food Chemistry: X (Dec 2024)

Modified atmosphere packaging maintains stem quality of Chinese flowering cabbage by restraining postharvest lignification and ROS accumulation

Xue-mei Chen,
Zhen-liang Mou,
Ya-ting Zhao,
Xin-guo Su,
Yan-chao Han,
Hang-jun Chen,
Wei Wei,
Wei Shan,
Jian-fei Kuang,
Wang-jin Lu,
Jian-ye Chen

Affiliations

Xue-mei Chen: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Zhen-liang Mou: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Ya-ting Zhao: College of Food Science and Pharmacy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China; Corresponding authors.
Xin-guo Su: Guangdong AIB Polytechnic College, Guangzhou 510507, China
Yan-chao Han: Key Laboratory of Postharvest Preservation and Processing of Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Food Science Institute, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
Hang-jun Chen: Key Laboratory of Postharvest Preservation and Processing of Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Food Science Institute, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
Wei Wei: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Wei Shan: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Jian-fei Kuang: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Wang-jin Lu: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Jian-ye Chen: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Guangdong Vegetables Engineering Research Center/Engineering Research Center of Southern Horticultural Products Preservation, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Corresponding authors.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24
p. 102006

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In this study, the impact of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on quality, lignin biosynthesis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism, and microstructures of stem in Chinese flowering cabbages was investigated. Compared with control, MAP treatment retained higher content of protein, total soluble solid, and vitamin C, while lower weight loss rate, carbon dioxide (CO2) production rate, electrolyte leakage, firmness and hollowing of stems. Lignin content in MAP-treated stems was 1.23-fold higher than that of control stems on the twelfth day. Moreover, MAP treatment inhibited the increasing in cell wall thickness by inhibiting activities of lignin biosynthesis-related enzymes. In addition, MAP suppressed ROS contents, while enhanced levels of ascorbic acid and reduced glutathione through promoting activities of antioxidant enzymes. The above results suggest that maintaining stems quality of Chinese flowering cabbages through MAP treatment is related to prevent lignin accumulation around the vascular tissue and enhance antioxidant capacity.

Published in Food Chemistry: X

ISSN: 2590-1575 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply; Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture
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