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19534461

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of nitric oxide (NO) on ethylene synthesis and softening of ripening-initiated banana slice were investigated. Fruit firmness, color, and contents of starch and acid-soluble pectin (ASP) were measured. In addition, ethylene production, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) content, expression and activities of ACC synthase (ACS) and ACC oxidase (ACO), and activities of cell-wall-modifying enzymes, polygalacturonase (PG), pectin methylesterase (PME), and endo-beta-1,4-glucanase, were analyzed. Application of NO reduced ethylene production, inhibited degreening of the peel and delayed softening of the pulp. The decrease of ethylene production was associated with the reduction in the activity of ACO and the expression of the MA-ACO1 gene. Moreover, the NO-treated fruit showed a lower expression of the MA-ACS1 gene but higher ACS activity and ACC content. In addition, NO treatment decreased the activities of PG, PME, and endo-beta-1,4-glucanase and maintained higher contents of ASP and starch, which may account for the delay of softening. We proposed that the inhibition of ACO activity and transcription of gene MA-ACO1 by NO resulted in decreased ethylene synthesis and the delay of ripening of banana slice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1520-5118
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5799-804
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of nitric oxide on ethylene synthesis and softening of banana fruit slice during ripening.
pubmed:affiliation
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't