Fe2+ protects postharvest pitaya (Hylocereus undulatus britt) from Aspergillus. flavus infection by directly binding its genomic DNA

Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) is a postharvest fungus, causing pitaya fruit decay and limiting pitaya value and shelf life. However, safer and more efficient methods for preventing A. flavus contamination for pitaya fruit remain to be investigated. In this study, we successfully proved exogenous Fe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lishan Yao, Tao Zhang, Shurui Peng, Dan Xu, Zhenbin Liu, Hongbo Li, Liangbin Hu, Haizhen Mo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666566222000636