Nitric Oxide Extends the Postharvest Life of Water Bamboo Shoots Partly by Maintaining Mitochondrial Structure and Energy Metabolism

Chunlu Qian; Zhengjie Ji; Chen Lin; Man Zhang; Jixian Zhang; Juan Kan; Jun Liu; Changhai Jin; Lixia Xiao; Xiaohua Qi

doi:10.3390/ijms23031607

International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Jan 2022)

Nitric Oxide Extends the Postharvest Life of Water Bamboo Shoots Partly by Maintaining Mitochondrial Structure and Energy Metabolism

Chunlu Qian,
Zhengjie Ji,
Chen Lin,
Man Zhang,
Jixian Zhang,
Juan Kan,
Jun Liu,
Changhai Jin,
Lixia Xiao,
Xiaohua Qi

Affiliations

Chunlu Qian: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Zhengjie Ji: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Chen Lin: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Man Zhang: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Jixian Zhang: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Juan Kan: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Jun Liu: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Changhai Jin: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Lixia Xiao: Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Xiaohua Qi: Department of Horticulture, School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031607
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23, no. 3
p. 1607

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Harvested water bamboo shoots can be stored for only a few days before they lose weight and become soft. Nitrogen oxide (NO) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) have previously been used to prolong horticultural crop storage. In the present study, we analyzed the joint effect of these two methods on extending the postharvest quality of water bamboo shoots. Water bamboo shoots were treated with (1) 30 μL L−1 NO, (2) MAP, and (3) a combination of NO and MAP. The NO treatment delayed the softness and weight loss through maintaining the integrity of the mitochondrial ultrastructure and enhancing the ATP level by activating the expressions and activities of succinic dehydrogenase, malic acid dehydrogenase, and cytochrome oxidase. MAP improved the effect of NO on the mitochondrial energy metabolism. These results indicate that NO and MAP treatments are effective at suppressing the quality deterioration of water bamboo shoots, MAP improves the effect of NO in extending postharvest life, and NO may be the main effective factor in the combination of NO and MAP.

Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

ISSN: 1661-6596 (Print); 1422-0067 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General); Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms

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