Apple and banana fruits produce anteiso- and iso-branched-chain esters from newly synthesized precursors
Philip Engelgau,
Sumithra K. Wendakoon,
Aubrey DuBois
et al.
Abstract:Inhibitors of acetohydroxyacid synthase, the common enzyme of branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis, were applied to ripening apple (Malus X domestica Borkh.), banana (Musa spp.), and flowering quince (Chaenomeles X superba) fruits to discern the contribution of newly synthesized precursors to branched-chain ester formation. After treatment, anteiso- and iso-branched-chain volatiles (i.e., those related to isoleucine, and valine and leucine, respectively) were observed to universally decrease in content. Frui… Show more
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