果实香气形成及其影响因素

综述了苹果(Malus domestica Borkh.)、草莓(Fragaria ananassa Duch.)、香蕉(Musa paradisiaca)、甜瓜(Cucumis melon L.)和番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum L.)等果实香气的化学成分、主要合成途径及其影响因素。果实的香气物质主要包括酯类、醇类、酮类、醛类、萜类和挥发性酚类物质等,这些物质主要由脂肪酸、氨基酸和次生代谢产生。品种、成熟度、乙烯、环境和栽培措施(光照、砧木、套袋和灌溉等)以及采后贮藏条件均影响果实香气的形成。     

挥发性香气物质和乙烯生产在"湖景蜜露"桃果实发育过程中的变化

以"湖景蜜露"水蜜桃(Prunus persica L.)为试材,检测了果实从未成熟到成熟发育过程中乙烯生成、呼吸速率及挥发性香气性物质的变化;同时对果实大小、果皮色泽、果肉硬度、可溶性固形物、可滴定酸进行了测定;对与果实乙烯产生密切相关的1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧酸(ACC)含量、ACC合成酶活性、ACC氧化酶活性也进行了测定.结果表明,随果实成熟度的增加,果实大小、果皮L*值、可溶性固形物含量增加,而果实硬度、果皮h°值、可滴定酸含量减少.在未成熟的果实中,C6的醛类(反式-2-己烯醛)和醇类(顺式-3-己烯醇)是主要的成分;乙烯生成量很低;呼吸速率较高.到跃变阶段C6～C12的内酯类物质明显增加,尤其是γ和δ-内酯类成为果实主要的香气挥发性物质.推测果实乙烯、呼吸作用等基本的生理变化可能调节着内酯类物质的生成.在乙烯跃变上升时果肉中ACC氧化酶的活性下降,ACC含量和ACC合成酶活力的变化与乙烯生成量变化的趋势一致.根据以上结果可以认为桃果实主要的香气挥发性物质的形成与乙烯、呼吸跃变的开始密切相关.香气物质形成速率动态变化可能是桃果实发育过程中成熟度的另一个生理学指标.     

1-MCP对‘粉红女士’苹果冷藏期间品质变化和香气形成的影响

以'粉红女士'苹果为试验材料,研究了1 μL/L 1-MCP(1-甲基环丙烯)对苹果冷藏期间乙烯释放速率、呼吸速率、果实硬度以及香气成分和相对含量的影响.结果表明,1-MCP处理可显著抑制'粉红女士'苹果冷藏期间呼吸作用和乙烯释放,有效延缓果实硬度的下降.冷藏期内'粉红女士'苹果香气物质主要有醇类、醛类、酯类、烯类、酸类和烷烃类等,并以酯类香气为主(占46.15%);1-MCP能显著减少果实贮藏期间酯类、醇类和烷烃类香气成分种类和相对含量,处理果中酯类和醇类香气成分种类比同期对照分别减少了50%和78%,主要香气成分丁酸己酯在处理和对照果实的相对含量分别为1.12%～1.73%和1.87%～5.18%.可见,1-MCP处理对'粉红女士'苹果具有良好保鲜效果,也显著地抑制了贮藏期间香气的形成.     

甜瓜不同变种及其杂交后代的香气特征研究

对4个甜瓜变种亲本及其相互间的4个杂交组合F1成熟果实中的香气组成特征及遗传表现进行了研究。结果显示:(1)甜瓜不同变种亲本成熟果实的香气组成特征差异很大,硬皮甜瓜(var.cantalupensis)变种(Charentais)香气成分主要以酯类物质为主,与呼吸跃变性状紧密相连;九碳醛类化合物是影响越瓜(var.conomon)变种八棱脆(Balengcui)的重要化合物;非呼吸跃变类型的冬甜瓜(var.inodorus)变种皇后(Queen)的特征性物质是九碳醇类化合物;其它类物质含量(OASPC)是香瓜变种(var.makuwa)甜宝(Tianbao)的一个主要特征。(2)对11个香气组成等性状进行主成分分析结果显示,前3个主成分累积贡献率达77.80%,PC1主要与酯类物质含量、香气种类数、醇类含量及醛类物质含量等呈显著相关关系,PC2则主要与其他类物质含量及乙烯释放速率显著相关,据此可将不同变种及组合区分开。(3)不同类型的香气类物质在不同变种的杂交组合中表现趋势不同,大部分的酯类化合物含量在F1代果实中居于双亲之间,且偏向于高亲值,而醛类、醇类以及其它类化合物在F1代均表现为接近低亲值。     

苹果果实香气产生过程中氨基酸和脂肪酸含量及一些相关酶活性的变化

研究了苹果果实成熟期间香气和乙烯的产生动态,以及游离氨基酸、游离脂肪酸含量和脂氧合酶(LOX)、醇-酰基转移酶(AAT)活性的变化.结果表明,果实香气物质是随着乙烯释放的增加而产生和增加的.在此过程中,异亮氨酸大量积累.游离脂肪酸在果实香气很少时呈增加趋势;随着香气产生的增多而迅速下降;乙烯高峰过后又有增加.脂氧合酶活性随着果实成熟而提高,其活性在乙烯释放达到高峰时达到最大值,之后迅速下降.醇-酰基转移酶活性在果实开始产生香气时迅速增加,之后保持较高活性.     

河南栽培罗勒和丁香罗勒的香气成分差异分析

目的:分析河南栽培罗勒(Ocimum basilicum L.)和丁香罗勒(Ocimum gratissimum L.)成龄叶香气成分的差异。方法:于2015年7月在云南师范大学呈贡校区随机采取长势健壮、无病虫害的河南栽培罗勒和丁香罗勒的成龄叶(自下而上第5、6片叶),采用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)进行检测;根据峰面积归一化法测定各个组分的相对百分含量。结果:河南栽培罗勒中检出24种香气物质,丁香罗勒中有26种。其中,1,3-二甲氧基苯、石竹烯、乙苯等是2种罗勒共有的主要香气成分。香叶醛、β-蒎烯、薄荷二烯是河南罗勒的主要特有香味成分;蒿脑、桉树脑及异龙脑是丁香罗勒的特有成分。结论:河南栽培罗勒和丁香罗勒种的叶片中香气成分的种类和含量存在明显差异。     

番茄果实不同发育阶段香气成分组成及变化

以陕西杨凌地区主栽的番茄品种'金棚1号'为试验材料,通过固相微萃取和GC/MS联用技术,对番茄果实不同成熟阶段的香气成分及其组成变化进行了研究.结果表明,'金棚1号'番茄果实共检测到54种香气成分,主要成分为醛类、酸类、醇类、酮类、酯类、酚类等.在果实的不同发育阶段,香味组分及其含量差异较大.醛类物质在绿熟期相对含量较高,为45.87%,在半熟期、硬熟期、完熟期的相对含量分别为12.65%、16.62%、17.15%,其中C6醛在绿熟期占43.7%,完熟期占15.27%,为醛类物质的主要成分;酸类物质含量在4个发育时期中先上升后下降,在半熟期含量达到最高,为15.2%,在完熟期酸类物质含量下降,为6.93%;酮类物质在完熟期含量达到最大,为18.27%;在绿熟期检测到4种重要的番茄特征香气物质,半熟期检测到5种番茄特征香气物质,硬熟期和完熟期各检测到6种番茄特征香气物质.说明随着果实的成熟,特征香气物质种类增多.     

蔷薇种子的休眠及解除方法

分析了蔷薇(Rosa L.)种子休眠原因、解除休眠方法以及环境条件对休眠与萌发的影响.蔷薇种子休眠的主要原因有瘦果果皮和种皮的限制作用,胚生理休眠以及果肉、瘦果果皮、种皮和胚中的抑制物质.解除休眠的方法包括去除瘦果果皮限制、解除胚的生理休眠、去除抑制物质等.种子发育过程中及成熟后,环境因子,如温度、水分和光照,对种子休眠和萌发有影响.此外,微生物、果实采集时间也对种子休眠及萌发有较大影响.蔷薇种子的休眠机制复杂,且种间差异很大.     

木瓜果实贮藏期间香气成分的变化研究

采用同步蒸馏萃取(SDE)法提取不同贮藏期木瓜果实的香气成分,通过GC-MS进行分析,结果表明:木瓜果实成熟后随着贮藏期延长,香气成分总体呈现出醇类、酮类、醛类相对含量下降,酯类、烯烃及萜烯类上升趋势。贮藏初期果实的主要香气成分包括4-甲基-5-(1,3-二戊烯基)-四氢呋喃-2-酮、二氢-β-紫罗兰醇、(Z)-3-己烯醇等。当8℃贮藏40 d时,香气物质主要以萜烯类、酯类和醇类为主,相对含量分别为21.07%、18.73%和16.34%。当贮藏90 d时脂肪酸乙酯类相对含量明显增加,达到34.86%,其中3-壬烯酸乙酯相对含量最高(21.67%),成为构成木瓜香气的关键物质。α-金合欢烯相对含量在整个贮藏期间不断上升,由贮藏初期的3.63%上升到贮藏40 d时的19.00%,当贮藏90 d时达到35.22%。     

‘伦晚脐橙’成熟果实及其留树保鲜果实的香气成分分析

采用顶空固相微萃取-气质联用技术测定了‘伦晚脐橙’成熟果实和留树保鲜果实的香气成分,结果表明,成熟采收（3月30日）后的果实中香气物质有28种,占挥发性物质总量的97.69%,主要成分为烃类、醛类、醇类、酯类和酮类化合物;而留在树上保鲜（5月7日）的果实中香气成分仅检测到15种,占挥发性物质总量的87.11%,特征香气成分D-柠檬烯和β-月桂烯明显减少,且未检测到醇类和酮类化合物,但巴伦西亚桔烯的相对含量剧增,相对含量高达20.27%,成为主要香气物质之一。     

棒状乳杆菌FZU63发酵对红茶汤风味品质改善的作用

乳酸菌发酵可赋予茶饮料独特的香气与滋味,且可改变其物质组成,产生益生因子等。目前,针对乳酸菌在不同发酵阶段对茶汤中风味物质形成影响的研究较少。本研究以从中国传统泡菜中筛选获得的棒状乳杆菌FZU63为发酵菌株,对不同发酵阶段红茶汤中的挥发性香气成分、还原糖、游离氨基酸、有机酸等含量的变化过程进行分析,并对发酵红茶汤的感官品质进行评价。结果表明,棒状乳杆菌FZU63以红茶汤中的葡萄糖、果糖、甘露糖和木糖作为发酵过程中的主要碳源物质。红茶汤经棒状乳杆菌FZU63发酵作用后,香气成分丰度显著增加,且主要香气组分结构发生改变,发酵红茶汤在花香、坚果香的基础上增添了水果香;此外,部分苦味氨基酸含量下降,甜味和鲜味氨基酸含量增加;并且,乳酸、苹果酸、柠檬酸等有机酸含量在发酵过程中呈现积累。同时,感官评定结果表明棒状乳杆菌FZU63发酵可改善红茶汤的感官品质,且在发酵48h后达到较优。本文系统分析了经棒状乳杆菌发酵不同阶段对红茶汤风味的影响,可为乳酸菌发酵茶饮料的品质控制与产业化应用提供理论参考。     

AROMA PROPERTIES AND THRESHOLDS OF SOME BRANCHED-CHAIN AND OTHER MINOR VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS OCCURRING IN MILKFAT AND MEAT LIPIDS1

Aroma properties of twenty-three branched-chain, odd-numbered, or unsaturated fatty acids which had each been dispersed in acidic aqueous media (pH 2.0) were evaluated. Aroma threshold values were determined using approximately 95 judges for assessing the presence of aromas over dilutions of each fatty acid. Qualitative aroma threshold values for individual fatty acids ranged from 0.006 to 82.4 ppm in the acidic solutions, and 4-ethyloctanoic acid exhibited the lowest threshold of the group tested. Qualitative aroma assessments of dilutions of each fatty acid showed a wide range of unique aroma properties. Fatty acids exhibiting branching at the 4-position had goaty/muttony/sheepy aroma notes as did other fatty acids containing 8-carbon chain structures. Cheese-like aromas were associated with the shorter branched-chain fatty acids.     

Expression of a heterologous glutamate dehydrogenase gene in Lactococcus lactis highly improves the conversion of amino acids to aroma compounds

The first step of amino acid degradation in lactococci is a transamination, which requires an alpha-keto acid as the amino group acceptor. We have previously shown that the level of available alpha-keto acid in semihard cheese is the first limiting factor for conversion of amino acids to aroma compounds, since aroma formation is greatly enhanced by adding alpha-ketoglutarate to cheese curd. In this study we introduced a heterologous catabolic glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) gene into Lactococcus lactis so that this organism could produce alpha-ketoglutarate from glutamate, which is present at high levels in cheese. Then we evaluated the impact of GDH activity on amino acid conversion in in vitro tests and in a cheese model by using radiolabeled amino acids as tracers. The GDH-producing lactococcal strain degraded amino acids without added alpha-ketoglutarate to the same extent that the wild-type strain degraded amino acids with added alpha-ketoglutarate. Interestingly, the GDH-producing lactococcal strain produced a higher proportion of carboxylic acids, which are major aroma compounds. Our results demonstrated that a GDH-producing lactococcal strain could be used instead of adding alpha-ketoglutarate to improve aroma development in cheese.     

Cooperation between Lactococcus lactis and nonstarter lactobacilli in the formation of cheese aroma from amino acids

In Gouda and Cheddar type cheeses the amino acid conversion to aroma compounds, which is a major process for aroma formation, is essentially due to lactic acid bacteria (LAB). In order to evaluate the respective role of starter and nonstarter LAB and their interactions in cheese flavor formation, we compared the catabolism of phenylalanine, leucine, and methionine by single strains and strain mixtures of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763 and three mesophilic lactobacilli. Amino acid catabolism was studied in vitro at pH 5.5, by using radiolabeled amino acids as tracers. In the presence of alpha-ketoglutarate, which is essential for amino acid transamination, the lactobacillus strains degraded less amino acids than L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763, and produced mainly nonaromatic metabolites. L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763 produced mainly the carboxylic acids, which are important compounds for cheese aroma. However, in the reaction mixture containing glutamate, only two lactobacillus strains degraded amino acids significantly. This was due to their glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity, which produced alpha-ketoglutarate from glutamate. The combination of each of the GDH-positive lactobacilli with L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763 had a beneficial effect on the aroma formation. Lactobacilli initiated the conversion of amino acids by transforming them mainly to keto and hydroxy acids, which subsequently were converted to carboxylic acids by the Lactococcus strain. Therefore, we think that such cooperation between starter L. lactis and GDH-positive lactobacilli can stimulate flavor development in cheese.     

Expression of a Heterologous Glutamate Dehydrogenase Gene in Lactococcus lactis Highly Improves the Conversion of Amino Acids to Aroma Compounds

The first step of amino acid degradation in lactococci is a transamination, which requires an α-keto acid as the amino group acceptor. We have previously shown that the level of available α-keto acid in semihard cheese is the first limiting factor for conversion of amino acids to aroma compounds, since aroma formation is greatly enhanced by adding α-ketoglutarate to cheese curd. In this study we introduced a heterologous catabolic glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) gene into Lactococcus lactis so that this organism could produce α-ketoglutarate from glutamate, which is present at high levels in cheese. Then we evaluated the impact of GDH activity on amino acid conversion in in vitro tests and in a cheese model by using radiolabeled amino acids as tracers. The GDH-producing lactococcal strain degraded amino acids without added α-ketoglutarate to the same extent that the wild-type strain degraded amino acids with added α-ketoglutarate. Interestingly, the GDH-producing lactococcal strain produced a higher proportion of carboxylic acids, which are major aroma compounds. Our results demonstrated that a GDH-producing lactococcal strain could be used instead of adding α-ketoglutarate to improve aroma development in cheese.     

Genetic characterization of the major lactococcal aromatic aminotransferase and its involvement in conversion of amino acids to aroma compounds.

In lactococci, transamination is the first step of the enzymatic conversion of aromatic and branched-chain amino acids to aroma compounds. In previous work we purified and biochemically characterized the major aromatic aminotransferase (AraT) of a Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris strain. Here we characterized the corresponding gene and evaluated the role of AraT in the biosynthesis of amino acids and in the conversion of amino acids to aroma compounds. Amino acid sequence homologies with other aminotransferases showed that the enzyme belongs to a new subclass of the aminotransferase I subfamily gamma; AraT is the best-characterized representative of this new aromatic-amino-acid-specific subclass. We demonstrated that AraT plays a major role in the conversion of aromatic amino acids to aroma compounds, since gene inactivation almost completely prevented the degradation of these amino acids. It is also highly involved in methionine and leucine conversion. AraT also has a major physiological role in the biosynthesis of phenylalanine and tyrosine, since gene inactivation weakly slowed down growth on medium without phenylalanine and highly affected growth on every medium without tyrosine. However, another biosynthesis aromatic aminotransferase is induced in the absence of phenylalanine in the culture medium.     

Cooperation between Lactococcus lactis and Nonstarter Lactobacilli in the Formation of Cheese Aroma from Amino Acids

In Gouda and Cheddar type cheeses the amino acid conversion to aroma compounds, which is a major process for aroma formation, is essentially due to lactic acid bacteria (LAB). In order to evaluate the respective role of starter and nonstarter LAB and their interactions in cheese flavor formation, we compared the catabolism of phenylalanine, leucine, and methionine by single strains and strain mixtures of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763 and three mesophilic lactobacilli. Amino acid catabolism was studied in vitro at pH 5.5, by using radiolabeled amino acids as tracers. In the presence of α-ketoglutarate, which is essential for amino acid transamination, the lactobacillus strains degraded less amino acids than L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763, and produced mainly nonaromatic metabolites. L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763 produced mainly the carboxylic acids, which are important compounds for cheese aroma. However, in the reaction mixture containing glutamate, only two lactobacillus strains degraded amino acids significantly. This was due to their glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity, which produced α-ketoglutarate from glutamate. The combination of each of the GDH-positive lactobacilli with L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO763 had a beneficial effect on the aroma formation. Lactobacilli initiated the conversion of amino acids by transforming them mainly to keto and hydroxy acids, which subsequently were converted to carboxylic acids by the Lactococcus strain. Therefore, we think that such cooperation between starter L. lactis and GDH-positive lactobacilli can stimulate flavor development in cheese.