Effect of yeast saccharide treatment on nitric oxide accumulation and chilling injury in cucumber fruit during cold storage
Postharvest Biology and Technology(2012)
Abstract
The effects of a saccharide fraction prepared from yeast cell walls on chilling injury and endogenous nitric oxide (NO) generation in cucumbers and the role of NO in yeast saccharide (YS)-induced cold tolerance of the fruit during postharvest storage, were investigated. Chilling injury index, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and ion leakage of fruit treated with 0.5 g/L YS were significantly reduced as compared with those of control fruit stored at 4 degrees C, showing that YS treatment may reduce chilling injury in cucumber. Moreover, treatment with YS triggered a marked increase in endogenous NO levels. An NO scavenger and NO synthase inhibitors not only diminished YS-triggered NO generation but also suppressed VS-enhanced cold tolerance. Together, our results indicate that YS could have potential postharvest application for reducing chilling injury in cucumber fruit. Furthermore, we found that YS-induced cold tolerance is linked with the induction of endogenous NO accumulation. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Key words
Yeast saccharide (YS),Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.),Chilling injury,Nitric oxide (NO)
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