Methyl Jasmonate Reduces Decay and Enhances Antioxidant Capacity in Chinese Bayberries

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• 作者：Kaituo Wang ; Peng Jin ; Shifeng Cao ; Haitao Shang ; Zhenfeng Yang ; Yonghua Zheng
• 刊名：Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：July 8, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：57
• 期：13
• 页码：5809-5815
• 全文大小：712K
• 年卷期：v.57,no.13(July 8, 2009)
• ISSN：1520-5118

文摘

The effects of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on postharvest decay and antioxidant capacity in harvested Chinese bayberry fruit were investigated. Chinese bayberries were treated with 0, 1, 10, 100, or 1000 μmol L⁻¹ MeJA at 20 °C for 6 h and then stored at 0 °C for 12 days. MeJA at 10 μmol L⁻¹ was most effective in reducing fruit decay; quality parameters including pH value, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity were not significantly affected by MeJA treatment. Fruit treated with 10 μmol L⁻¹ MeJA exhibited significantly higher phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity and higher levels of total phenolics, flavonoids, and anthocyanins as well as individual phenolic compounds than control. These fruits also maintained significantly higher antioxidant activity as measured by scavenging capacity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, superoxide, and hydroxyl radicals and by the reducing power test compared to the control. These results indicate that MeJA can effectively reduce fruit decay and improve antioxidant capacity of Chinese bayberry fruit.