低温打蜡对贮藏菠萝黑心病控制的作用

研究了常温、低温、低温加打蜡 3种贮藏条件下菠萝果实硬度、可溶性固形物 (TSS)、可溶性糖醛酸、多聚半乳糖醛酸酶 (PG)和多酚氧化酶 (PPO)等因素的变化 ,及它们对黑心病发生及发展情况的影响。结果表明 ,低温加打蜡可以延缓果肉硬度、可溶性固形物和可溶性糖醛酸含量的下降 ,降低 PG和 PPO的活性 ,降低黑心病的发病率 ,较好的保持果实品质     

橄榄果实中PPO和POD活性抑制研究

本文研究温度和几种抑制剂对橄榄果实多酚氧化酶(PPO)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性的影响。结果表明,橄榄果实PPO活性最强的温度为27℃,POD活性最强的温度为45℃;低温对PPO活性的抑制较POD显著;抗坏血酸和亚硫酸钠可有效地抑制PPO活性,而抗坏血酸和氯化镁则对POD活性有明显的抑制作用。     

毛头鬼伞多糖对烟草酶活性和同工酶谱的影响

分析了毛头鬼伞(Coprinus comatus)真菌多糖诱导烟草对烟草花叶病毒(TMV)抗性过氧化物酶(POD)、多酚氧化酶(PPO)、苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)、几丁质酶、-β1,3-葡聚糖酶活性的变化。结果表明,毛头鬼伞多糖可提高POD、PPO、PAL、几丁质酶和-β1,3-葡聚糖酶的活性,接种TMV后毛头鬼伞多糖处理的烟草酶活性显著高于不处理者。上述结果提示,毛头鬼伞多糖处理后烟草酶活性的增强可能与其诱导烟草获得抗性有关。     

虫咬及挥发物诱导后合作杨叶片中多酚氧化酶活性的变化

经杨扇舟蛾(Clostera anachoreta)幼虫取食,杨扇舟蛾幼虫诱导的挥发物熏蒸,及茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)、水杨酸甲酯(MeSA)、顺式己烯醛(cis-hexenal)、反式己烯醛(trans-hexenal)及苯骈噻唑(benzothiazole)熏蒸后,分析了合作杨(Populus simonii×P. pyramidalis 'Opera 8277')叶片中多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性的变化.虫咬叶及其上部叶片中PPO活性增加了2～4倍,表明合作杨产生了系统抗性.经虫咬诱导的挥发物熏蒸后,合作杨叶片中的PPO活性增加了1倍,推测是合作杨受伤后释放出了具有信号作用的挥发物,诱导邻近植株产生了防御反应.5种外源挥发物都引起了叶片PPO活性升高,因此均可能是合作杨间潜在的气体信号,并且混合挥发物的诱导效果显著高于单一挥发物.EGTA(钙离子螯合剂)和氯化镧(钙通道抑制剂)明显抑制了合作杨虫咬叶片、虫咬上部叶片及虫咬诱导挥发物熏蒸叶中PPO活性的升高,说明钙信号在虫咬及挥发物诱导的PPO活性升高中起着重要作用.     

香蕉低温酶促褐变

7℃低温导致香蕉果皮变褐,褐变程度可用提取液的OD_(450)值表示。随低温处理时间的延长,OD_(450)增大;还原性物质抗坏血酸、谷胱甘肽含量迅速下降;多酚氧化酶底物多巴胺先有增加,接着降低。 低温下,多酚氧化酶(PPO)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性较常温低,PPO和POD的游离态酶活性增高。此外,H_2O_2处理加速果皮变褐,刺激PPO及POD活性;棓酸丙酯处理起相反的效应。故认为香蕉低温褐变是低温损伤、酶促褐变引起的一个复杂过程。     

枇杷幼果PLD和LOX对低温胁迫的响应

以3年生枇杷品种‘早钟6号’(Eriobotrya japonica‘Zaozhong No.6’)容器嫁接苗为试材,于0℃、-1℃、-3℃人工气候室内进行低温胁迫处理,探讨枇杷幼果细胞膜磷脂及相关酶对低温胁迫的响应机制。结果显示,在不同温度胁迫过程中,枇杷幼果磷脂酶D(PLD,EC 3.1.4.4)和脂氧合酶(LOX,EC 1.13.11.12)活性均呈上升趋势;质膜磷脂酰胆碱(PC)和磷脂酰肌醇(PI)含量因逐渐被降解而呈下降趋势,磷脂酸(PA)含量出现积累、增加,而膜结合Ca2+含量有不同程度的降低。随处理时间的延长和处理温度的降低,枇杷幼果细胞PLD和LOX活性增幅加大,从而加速了膜PC和PI的降解和PA的积累。低温胁迫过程中幼果细胞膜PC含量的降幅大于PI,膜结合Ca2+含量的变化与PLD和LOX活性变化呈负相关。低温胁迫下枇杷幼果细胞膜结合Ca2+含量的减少诱导了膜脂降解酶PLD和LOX活性的提高,并导致膜结构稳定性下降,加剧了低温胁迫对膜脂的降解和脂质过氧化伤害,其中尤以-3℃胁迫处理4~6 h对幼果细胞质膜的伤害最严重。表明低温胁迫下Ca2+·Ca M信使系统可能参与枇杷幼果细胞膜PLD和LOX活性的调控。     

不同贮藏温度对枇杷果肉木质化及相关酶活性的影响

将“解放钟”枇杷(Eriobotrya japonicaL ind l.cv.Jiefangzhong)果实于4℃和12℃下贮藏,研究了不同贮藏温度对采后枇杷果肉木质化及相关酶活性的影响。结果表明,4℃贮藏的枇杷果肉苯丙氨酸解氨酶(phenylalan ineammon ia lyase,PAL)、4-香豆酸辅酶A连接酶(4-coum arate coenzym e A ligase,4-CL)、肉桂醇脱氢酶(c innamyl alco-hol dehydrogenase,CAD)和过氧化物酶(peroxidase,POD)活性高于12℃贮果,而多酚氧化酶(polyphenol oxidase,PPO)活性低于12℃贮果。4℃贮藏的枇杷果肉硬度和木质素含量不断增加,果肉木质化较为严重;12℃贮藏的枇杷果肉硬度和木质素含量低于4℃贮果,果肉木质化程度较低。低温诱导PAL和POD活性的上升是导致枇杷果肉发生木质化的主要原因。     

黄冠梨储藏期间果皮PPO和POD酶活性变化与鸡爪病发生关系研究

目的:探明黄冠梨储藏期间鸡爪病发病与PPO和POD酶活性变化关系。方法:①原料预处理:以黄冠梨为试材,分别用2%CaCl2溶液浸泡15 min和1%普鲁兰多糖溶液浸泡5 min处理实验材料,低温冷藏,每隔30天取样一次进行指标测定;②酶活性测定:取两种处理的黄冠梨果皮分别提取PPO和POD并在420 nm下测定PPO活性和470 nm下测定POD活性;③鸡爪病发病情况统计:以病果在总果实中所占比例来说明发病情况。结果:浸钙和普鲁兰多糖涂膜处理黄冠梨,两种处理都不同程度地降低了果皮中PPO活性和POD活性,都延迟了PPO和POD活性高峰的出现,且降低了其峰值,浸钙处理PPO活性最低且一直处于较低水平,PPO活性和POD活性都极显著地低于对照果(P<0.01),但浸钙和普鲁兰多糖处理之间差异不显著(P>0.05)。贮藏末期,对照果发病率为33.33%;浸钙处理果未见发病;普鲁兰多糖涂膜处理果发病率仅为3.33%。浸钙处理效果较好。结论:黄冠梨储藏期间,PPO活性的上升和POD活性的下降,加速了黄冠梨鸡爪病的发生。     

低温对植物叶片中超氧物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶和过氧化氢水平的影响

番茄和鸡蛋果叶片中可提取的SOD活性不受低温的影响。在电泳谱带上SOD主同工酶带被氰化物而不被低温抑制,次同工酶带在低温下不稳定,且活性很低,它的变化不影响总的SOD活性。一些冷敏感植物叶片中CAT活性被低温抑制,而H_2O_3水平在低温下稳定或有增加,这可能使毒性更强的羟基离子(OH·)易于形成。     

具有原卟啉原氧化酶(PPO)抑制活性的离体测定方法探讨

以玉米黄化苗为材料和除草剂S-23142(N-[4-氯-2-氟-5-炔丙氧基]苯基-3,4,5,6-四氢化邻苯二甲酰亚胺)为抑制剂,对其抑制PPO活性的离体测定方法进行了研究和改进,并建立了一种简单而有效的离体测定方法。     

Wound-induced ethylene production, phenolic metabolism and susceptibility to russet spotting in iceberg lettuce

Mechanical wounding by cuts or punctures caused a brief increase in ethylene production by iceberg lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) leaf tissue. Wounding increased phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, EC 4.3.1.5) activity, which was a function of the degree of injury. Wound-induced PAL activity appeared after 4 h and reached maximum activity in about 24 h before slowly declining to normal levels in about a week. A signal for PAL induction was transmitted at about 0.5 cm h⁻¹ from the site of injury to cells up to 2.5 cm away. Treatment with 100 μ2-aminoethoxyvinylglycine prevented wound-induced ethylene production but did not affect induced PAL activity. Injury increased the concentration of several soluble phenolic compounds that were easily oxidized to brown substances by polyphenol oxidase (EC 1.10.3.2) isolated from lettuce tissue. Wounding also increased peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) activity and lignin content, with cell wall lignification localized in wounded and adjacent cells. Although wounding alone did not induce russet spotting, it did greatly increase susceptibility to ethylene-induced russet spot development. In the presence of 3 μ1⁻¹ ethylene, the russet spot score increased as the degree of injury increased.     

Involvement of putative chemical wound signals in the induction of phenolic metabolism in wounded lettuce

Cutting leaves of Romaine lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L. cv. Longifolia) produces a wound signal that induces the synthesis of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL, EC 4.3.1.5) and the accumulation of phenolic compounds in cells up to 2 cm from the site of injury, and tissue browning near the site of injury. The response of leaves within a head of Romaine lettuce to putative chemical wound signals [abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonate (JA) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA)] differed significantly with leaf age. Exposure of harvested heads of lettuce to ABA, JA, MeJA, or salicylic acid (SA) did not induce changes in PAL activity, the concentration of phenolic compounds or browning in mature leaf tissue that was similar to the level induced by wounding. Methyl jasmonate applied as vapour (10, 100 or 1000 µl kg⁻¹ FW), or as an aqueous spray or dip (0.01–100 µ M ) at 5 or 10°C did not produce an effect on PAL activity or browning that differed significantly from the untreated controls. In contrast, JA, MeJA and SA did induce elevated levels of PAL activity in younger leaves. However, the levels induced were far lower than those induced by wounding. Wound induced phenolic metabolism in mature leaves appears to be induced by different signals than those functioning in young leaves.     

Induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and increase in phenolics in lettuce leaves in relation to the development of russet spotting caused by ethylene

Russet spotting (RS), consisting of numerous small brown spots on the midrib of head lettuce (Lactuca sativa), is a physiological disorder induced by exposure to ethylene. In leaves suffering RS, the increase in spotting was accompanied by a parallel increase in the amount of phenolic compounds. Of these, chlorogenic acid and isochlorogenic acid were identified. Ethylene induced high phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity and RS formation in the susceptible cultivar Salinas, but not in the resistant cultivar Calmar. In the absence of ethylene neither significant PAL induction nor RS occurred. No correlation was found between the increase in polyphenol oxidase or peroxidase and the development of RS. The increase in PAL activity, however, was closely correlated with the development of RS. The increase in PAL activity preceded the development of RS, and the extent of RS was directly related to the level of PAL. Three temperatures (0.5, 5.5, and 12.5 C) were compared on the basis of their influence on both RS and PAL induction. At the lowest temperature (0.5 C) neither PAL induction nor RS occurred to a significant extent. At the highest temperature (12.5 C) an initial rapid increase in PAL activity and an earlier development of spotting were observed, but subsequently there was a decrease in both PAL activity and the rate of development of RS. At the medium temperature (5.5 C) both PAL activity and RS increased progresively with time. The decline of PAL activity at a higher temperature might be attributed to inactivation of the enzyme. Thus, a temperature favorable for induction of PAL activity by ethylene was also favorable for RS. These observations indicate a close interrelationship between the induction of PAL activity and the development of RS in response to ethylene, and suggest a causal relationship between the two events. PAL serves as a useful biochemical marker for the RS reaction.     

Characterisation of phenol oxidase and peroxidase from maize silk

Silk of some maize genotypes contains a high level of phenolics that undergo enzymatic oxidation to form quinones, which condense among themselves or with proteins to form brown pigments. Two phenolic oxidizing enzymes, peroxidase (POD; EC 1.11.1.7) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO; EC 1.10.3.1), from maize (Zea mays L.) silk were characterised with respect to their preferred substrate, different isoforms and specific effectors. One browning silk sample with high, and two non‐browning samples with low phenolic content were investigated. Although POD oxidizes a wide range of phenolic substrates in vitro, its activity rate was independent of silk phenolic content. PPO activity, detected with o‐diphenolic substrates, was abundant only in browning silk, and low or absent in non‐browning silk. Pollination increased POD but not PPO activity. Isoelectric‐focusing (IEF) and specific staining for POD and PPO showed a high degree of polymorphism that varied with silk origin. The IEF pattern of POD revealed a number of anionic and several cationic isoenzymes, with the most pronounced having neutral pI 7 and a basic isoform with pI 10. Detected isoforms of PPO were anionic, except for one neutral form found only in browning silk, and occupied positions different from those of POD. Different inhibitory effects of NaN₃, EDTA, KCN, and L‐cysteine, as well as different impacts of a variety of cations on the oxidation of chlorogenic acid, mediated by PPO or POD, were detected. The findings are discussed in terms of a possible roles of these enzymes in defence and pollination.     

炭疽病菌侵染对荔枝果实生理生化变化的影响

本研究测定了荔枝果实人工接种炭疽病菌后呼吸速率、乙烯释放量的变化和果皮氧化、过氧化作用以及与酚类代谢有关的几种酶活性的变化。结果表明,接种炭疽病菌的荔枝果实呼吸速率和乙烯释放量显著增高,果皮活性氧(O₂^·)产生速率和丙二醛(MDA)含量显著增加,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性显著降低,过氧化物酶(POD)、多酚氧化酶(PPO)和苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性显著增高。说明炭疽病菌的侵染可导致荔枝果实呼吸速率和乙烯释放量的增高,加速荔枝果皮氧化和过氧化进程,并诱导荔枝果皮PPO、POD、PAL活性增高,是加速采收后荔枝果实衰老、褐变、腐烂的一个重要原因。     

Wound-induced PAL activity is suppressed by heat-shock treatments that induce the synthesis of heat-shock proteins

Wounding lettuce leaves induces the de novo synthesis of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, EC 4.3.1.5), the accumulation of phenolic compounds, and subsequent tissue browning. A brief heat-shock at 45°C reduces the rise in wound-induced PAL, the accumulation of phenolic compounds, and tissue browning. The activity of PAL measured 24 h after wounding and the content of phenolic compounds (absorbance of methanol extract at 320 nm) measured 48 h after wounding was highly correlated (R² > 0.90) in tissue developing the normal wound response and in tissue subjected to 0–180 s of heat-shock after wounding. The synthesis of a unique set of proteins called heat-shock proteins (hsps) is induced by these heat-shock treatments. Western-blot analyses of proteins isolated from wounded and heat-shocked Iceberg and Romaine lettuce mid-rib leaf tissue was done using antibodies against hsp 23. Only those heat-shock treatments that were effective at inducing the synthesis of hsp 23 were effective in reducing the activity of PAL induced by wounding and the subsequent accumulation of phenolic compounds. Hsps induced in non-wounded, whole leaves by exposure to 45°C for 150 s did not significantly interact with PAL previously synthesized in non-heat-shocked wounded leaves to limit its activity. The preferential synthesis of hsps over that of wound-induced PAL, rather than the presence of hsps, may be responsible for the ability of a heat-shock treatment to reduce the wound-induced increase in PAL activity. Our results support this novel concept, and the possibility that heat-shock treatments can have significant physiological effects on the response of the tissue to other stresses, not because of the specific genes they induce or repress, or the products they cause to be synthesized, but by their secondary action of influencing the synthesis of other proteins (e.g. PAL) by the suppression of non-hsps protein synthesis.     

High polyphenol oxidase activity and low titratable acidity in browning bamboo tissue culture

Summary Tissue browning that frequently results in the early death of bamboo shoots in vitro correlated directly with polyphenol oxidase (PPO, EC 1.10.3.1) activity and inversely with titratable acidity. It was unrelated to the level of endogenous phenols. During the course of culture, timing of PPO activity paralleled that of explant browning. Browning was highest among shoots cultured in a medium of pH 8, which was consistent with the pH optinum of the bamboo enzyme. The pH optimum was first determined with the crude enzyme, then verified with two purified isozymes. Stability of the bamboo PPO was also highest at pH 10. PPO activities of the severely browning Dendrocalamus latiflorus, the moderately browning Phyllostachys nigra, and the relatively non-browning Bambusa oldhamii were inhibited strongly by ascorbic acid, cysteine, sodium diethyldithiocarbamate, and sodium sulfite. But characterization of bamboo PPO according to enzyme inhibitors was not possible because enzyme extracts of the three species gave varied responses to the traditional substances. Nutrient medium addenda of some PPO inhibitors, namely ascorbic acid, cysteine, kojic acid, and thiourea, mainly enhanced browning. However, ferulic acid at 3 mM and lower concentrations reduced the number of brown shoots per culture, although not the percentage of cultures that browned. Polyvinylpyrrolidone failed completely to suppress browning. The two purified isozymes showed different temperature optima for PPO activity: 60°C and 65°C. The purified isozymes displayed a substrate preference for dopamine, or a cathecol oxidase characteristics.     

Salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate improve chilling tolerance in cold-stored lemon fruit (Citrus limon)

Chilling injury (CI) is associated with the degradation of membrane integrity which can be aligned to phenolic oxidation activated by polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD), enzymes responsible for tissue browning. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is a further enzyme prominent in the phenolic metabolism that is involved in acclimation against chilling stress. It was hypothesized that treatment with methyl jasmonate (MJ) and salicylic acid (SA) may enhance chilling tolerance in lemon fruit by increasing the synthesis of total phenolics and PAL by activating the key enzyme regulating the shikimic acid pathway whilst inhibiting the activity of POD and PPO. Lemon fruit were treated with 10 μM MJ, 2 mM SA or 10 μM MJ plus 2 mM SA, waxed, stored at −0.5, 2 or 4.5 °C for up to 28 days plus 7 days at 23 °C. Membrane integrity was studied by investigating membrane permeability and the degree of membrane lipid peroxidation in lemon flavedo following cold storage. The 10 μM MJ plus 2 mM SA treatment was most effective in enhancing chilling tolerance of lemon fruit, significantly reducing chilling-induced membrane permeability and membrane lipid peroxidation of lemon flavedo tissue. This treatment also increased total phenolics and PAL activity in such tissue while inhibiting POD activity, the latter possibly contributing to the delay of CI manifestation. PPO activity was found to be a poor biochemical marker of CI. Treatment with 10 μM MJ plus 2 mM SA resulted in an alteration of the phenolic metabolism, enhancing chilling tolerance, possibly through increased production of total phenolics and the activation of PAL and inhibition of POD.     

Changes in phenolic metabolism of tobacco plants during short-term boron deficiency

The effects of boron (B) deficiency on several phenolics and enzyme activities involved in the biosynthesis of these compounds were investigated in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Gatersleben). The levels of phenylpropanoids (mainly the caffeic acid esters, chlorogenic acid and its isomers) as well as phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, EC 4.3.1.5) and polyphenoloxidase (PPO, EC 1.14.18.1) activities were determined in plants subjected to B starvation for 1–7 d. The results presented here show that a short-term B deficiency causes both quantitative and qualitative changes in the phenolic metabolism of tobacco plants, which are especially evident after 3 d of B starvation. Although the concentration of B decreased from the onset of B starvation, root B level was less affected than leaf B by a short-term B deficiency. The concentration of phenylpropanoids as well as PAL and PPO activities increased mainly in the leaves of tobacco plants during B starvation. Moreover, leaves starved of B for 7 d showed the accumulation of new compounds, one of which was identified as caffeoylputrescine. In addition, a positive correlation between PAL activity and phenylpropanoid concentration was observed in tobacco leaves, especially after 5–7 d of B starvation, suggesting that an increase in PAL activity during B starvation could be responsible for the enhancement in the levels of phenylpropanoids.