Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage

Exogenous application of glycine betaine (GB) was evaluated on bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and physicochemical attributes of blood orange fruit cv. Moro at 3°C for 90 days. Vacuum infiltration (30 kPa) of GB was applied at 15 and 30 mM for 8 min. Parameters were measured after 1, 30,...

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Main Authors: Fariborz Habibi, Daniel Valero, María Serrano, Fabián Guillén
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.873915/full
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Fariborz Habibi
Daniel Valero
María Serrano
Fabián Guillén
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description Exogenous application of glycine betaine (GB) was evaluated on bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and physicochemical attributes of blood orange fruit cv. Moro at 3°C for 90 days. Vacuum infiltration (30 kPa) of GB was applied at 15 and 30 mM for 8 min. Parameters were measured after 1, 30, 60, and 90 days of storage plus 2 days at 20°C to simulate the shelf-life period. GB treatments significantly reduced weight and firmness losses in “Moro” blood orange fruit during cold storage. GB treatment maintained a higher concentration of organic acids (citric, malic, succinic, and oxalic acids) and sugars (sucrose, glucose, and fructose), especially for the higher GB doses (30 mM). During storage, GB treatments enhanced total anthocyanin concentration, total phenolic content, and total antioxidant activity. With respect to enzyme activities, the application of exogenous GB showed increases in catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, while suppressing the polyphenol oxidase activity. Overall, the most effective treatment was 30 mM GB leading to maintaining bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and quality in “Moro” blood orange fruit during long-term storage. The positive results would permit the use of GB as a postharvest tool to maintain the quality attributes of blood orange fruit.
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spelling doaj.art-581670d4160a4968acf4caa6d95c7fcb2022-12-22T02:33:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-06-01910.3389/fnut.2022.873915873915Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold StorageFariborz Habibi0Fariborz Habibi1Daniel Valero2María Serrano3Fabián Guillén4Department of Horticultural Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Agro-Food Technology, University Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, SpainDepartment of Agro-Food Technology, University Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, SpainDepartment of Applied Biology, University Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, SpainDepartment of Agro-Food Technology, University Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, SpainExogenous application of glycine betaine (GB) was evaluated on bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and physicochemical attributes of blood orange fruit cv. Moro at 3°C for 90 days. Vacuum infiltration (30 kPa) of GB was applied at 15 and 30 mM for 8 min. Parameters were measured after 1, 30, 60, and 90 days of storage plus 2 days at 20°C to simulate the shelf-life period. GB treatments significantly reduced weight and firmness losses in “Moro” blood orange fruit during cold storage. GB treatment maintained a higher concentration of organic acids (citric, malic, succinic, and oxalic acids) and sugars (sucrose, glucose, and fructose), especially for the higher GB doses (30 mM). During storage, GB treatments enhanced total anthocyanin concentration, total phenolic content, and total antioxidant activity. With respect to enzyme activities, the application of exogenous GB showed increases in catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, while suppressing the polyphenol oxidase activity. Overall, the most effective treatment was 30 mM GB leading to maintaining bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and quality in “Moro” blood orange fruit during long-term storage. The positive results would permit the use of GB as a postharvest tool to maintain the quality attributes of blood orange fruit.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.873915/fullanthocyanincitric acidphenylalanine ammonia-lyasesucrosetotal phenols
spellingShingle Fariborz Habibi
Fariborz Habibi
Daniel Valero
María Serrano
Fabián Guillén
Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage
Frontiers in Nutrition
anthocyanin
citric acid
phenylalanine ammonia-lyase
sucrose
total phenols
title Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage
title_full Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage
title_fullStr Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage
title_full_unstemmed Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage
title_short Exogenous Application of Glycine Betaine Maintains Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity, and Physicochemical Attributes of Blood Orange Fruit During Prolonged Cold Storage
title_sort exogenous application of glycine betaine maintains bioactive compounds antioxidant activity and physicochemical attributes of blood orange fruit during prolonged cold storage
topic anthocyanin
citric acid
phenylalanine ammonia-lyase
sucrose
total phenols
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.873915/full
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