Xyloglucan-derived oligosaccharides induce ethylene synthesis in persimmon (Diospyros khaki L.) fruit |
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Authors: | Cutillas-Iturralde A; Fulton D; Fry S; Lorences E |
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Institution: | Unidad Docente Fisiologia Vegetal, Facultad Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de Valencia, Dr Moliner 50, E-56100 Burjassot (Valencia), Spain; Division of Biological Sciences, Daniel Rutherford Building, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK; Present and corresponding address: Instituto de Agroquimica y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (IATA), Apartado de Correos 73, E-46100 Burjassot (Valencia), Spain; e-mail: lorences@uv.es |
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Abstract: | In this work the effect of injection of xyloglucan-derived oligosaccharides
(XGOs) into whole persimmon (Diospyros khaki L.)
fruits on ethylene biosynthesis was investigated. Fruits collected during
different ripening stages produced low levels of ethylene without a
climacteric-like peak. Pretreatment of these fruits with 10
cm3 C2H4 m-3 for 8 h
stimulated little or no endogenous ethylene production. However, when
persimmon fruits were injected with a mixture of XGOs a burst in ethylene
production was observed compared with water-injected control fruits or
fruits injected with different monosaccharide solutions. In order to study
the influence of oligosaccharide structure and fruit ripening stage on the
ability of XGOs to induce ethylene synthesis, fucosylated and
non-fucosylated XGOs were injected into persimmon fruits harvested at two
different ripening stages. Both oligosaccharide structures were able to
induce ethylene production. Induction of ethylene by XGOs was much more
evident in fruits harvested later in time, indicating that the process is
developmentally regulated. The levels of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic
acid (ACC) in injected persimmon fruits were also examined. This study
showed that the increase in the rate of ethylene biosynthesis induced by
XGOs was accompanied by the accumulation of its metabolic precursor
ACC. |
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