Tert-Butylhydroquinone retards longan fruit deterioration by regulating membrane lipid and energy metabolisms.

Longan fruit deteriorates rapidly after harvest, which limits its storability. This study aimed to investigate the effect of tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) on quality maintenance, membrane lipid metabolism, and energy status of longan fruit during 25 °C storage. Compared with control fruit, TBHQ treatment maintained better marketable fruit rate and suppressed activities of phospholipase D (PLD), lipase, and lipoxygenase (LOX), and downregulated expressions of DlPLD, DlLOX, and Dllipase. TBHQ also increased the ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids (U/S) and the index of unsaturated fatty acids (IUFA). In addition, higher levels of ATP, ADP, energy charge, NADP+/ NADPH as well as higher activities of H+-ATPase, Ca2+-ATPase and NADK were also observed in TBHQ-treated fruit. These results suggested that TBHQ may maintain postharvest quality of longan fruit by regulating membrane lipid and energy metabolisms. Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Zhiqian Yu, Dingtao Tang, Zhengke Zhang, Yueming Jiang, Jiali Yang, Yonggui Pan. Tert-Butylhydroquinone retards longan fruit deterioration by regulating membrane lipid and energy metabolisms. Food chemistry. 2024 Nov 01;457:140041

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