Health-Promoting Components and Related Enzyme Activities of Muskmelon Fruit During its Development and Ripening

Menon, Soumya; Rao, T. V. Ramana

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“…The cultivar Stambouli ranks second with 41.3 mg/kg FW. The reported values were in line with our previous results (Henane et al 2016) and are comparable with Menon and Rao (2014) who reported that orange fleshed melon cultivars have higher levels of carotenoid than greenfleshed cultivars. Our results further proved that melon is a significant source of carotenoids (Maieitti et al 2012).…”

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“…The cultivar Stambouli ranked second with 1080 mg GAE/kg FW. These results are in agreement with those of Menon and Rao (2014) who noticed a substantial amount of phenolic compound in orange-fleshed compared to green-fleshed melon cultivars. Thus, these differences were largely attributed to genotypic variation affecting the melon total phenolic content.…”

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Determination of healthy natural antioxidants in selected muskmelon (Cucumis melo) cultivars

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Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) is a popular summer fruit consumed all over the world due to the combination ofrefreshingly sweet taste, pleasant flavour and nutritional value. Melon fruit is characterized by germplasm variabilitywith superior quality. This study aimed to evaluate 5 promising local muskmelon cultivars (Maazoun, Galaoui,Stambouli, Trabelsi, Asli) for some physicochemical characteristics, the content of different bioactive compoundsand the antioxidant activity. The experiments were conducted for two consecutive years 2018 and 2019 at the support station of the inter-professional vegetable group positioned in the North East of Tunisia. Significant differences were observed across the melon cultivars (P<0.05) for soluble solids (9–12°Brix), pH (5.5–6.6), carotenoid (7.5–59.5 mg/ kg FW), phenolic (400–1390 mg GAE/kg FW), flavonoid (251.3–390 mg RE/kg FW), vitamin C (138.2–193 mg/kg FW) contents, as well as hydrophilic (102.28–285.43 μM Trolox/100 g FW) and lipophilic (30–180.22 μM Trolox/100 g FW) antioxidant activities. Galaoui showed the highest levels of carotenoids, phenolics, flavonoids, vitamin C and antioxidant activities followed by Stambouli. Trabelsi cultivar also had a high level of flavonoids. The enhanced hydrophilic antioxidant activity in Galaoui was significantly correlated to phenolic content (r = 0.91). These findings proved that besides being refreshing summer fruit, muskmelon can be considered a promising healthy produce with a superior potential source of natural antioxidants.

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Determination of healthy natural antioxidants in selected muskmelon (Cucumis melo) cultivars

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“…The endocarp includes two layers of cells, endocarp a and b. The cells of endocarp a are parenchymatous, and those of endocarp b are elongated and lignified (Menon & Rao, 2014). The functions of the B. napus silique pericarp genes found in this study were consistent with silique structure.…”

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Spatio‐temporal transcriptome profiling and subgenome analysis in Brassica napus

Wei

et al. 2022

The Plant Journal

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SUMMARY Brassica napus is an important oil crop and an allotetraploid species. However, the detailed analysis of gene function and homoeologous gene expression in all tissues at different developmental stages was not explored. In this study, we performed a global transcriptome analysis of 24 vegetative and reproductive tissues at six developmental stages (totally 111 tissues). These samples were clustered into eight groups. The gene functions of silique pericarp were similar to roots, stems and leaves. In particular, glucosinolate metabolic process was associated with root and silique pericarp. Genes involved in protein phosphorylation were often associated with stamen, anther and the early developmental stage of seeds. Transcription factor (TF) genes were more specific than structural genes. A total of 17 100 genes that were preferentially expressed in one tissue (tissue‐preferred genes, TPGs), including 889 TFs (5.2%), were identified in the 24 tissues. Some TPGs were identified as hub genes in the co‐expression network analysis, and some TPGs in different tissues were involved in different hormone pathways. About 67.0% of the homoeologs showed balanced expression, whereas biased expression of homoeologs was associated with structural divergence. In addition, the spatiotemporal expression of homoeologs was related to the presence of transposable elements (TEs) and regulatory elements (REs); more TEs and fewer REs in the promoters resulted in divergent expression in different tissues. This study provides a valuable transcriptional map for understanding the growth and development of B. napus, for identifying important genes for future crop improvement, and for exploring gene expression patterns in the B. napus.

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“…Sugar is a very important carbohydrate in plants and is typically synthesized in the form of sucrose in source leaves, transported to depot tissues, and converted into sucrose, glucose, and fructose through the action of sucrose-metabolizing enzymes for the regulation of material and energy metabolism in cells and continued metabolism and growth [37]. Although the sucrose concentration in sweet cherry is very low, sucrose metabolism plays an important role in sugar metabolism and sucrose metabolism-related enzymes regulate the accumulation of sucrose.…”

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Effect of Low-Light Stress on Sugar and Acid Accumulation during Fruit Development and Ripening of Sweet Cherry

Tang,

Chen,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Horticulturae

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In the production process of sweet cherry, there are unreasonable planting densities and tree shape selections. With increasing tree age, the crown of the tree continues to expand and the tree body is prone to canopy closure, which leads to the inability to efficiently use space and light energy. Low-light has become a major limiting factor in the quality of sweet cherry. Therefore, we analyzed the changes of various physiological indicators and the transcriptome of ‘Hongdeng’ sweet cherry under shading treatment in this study to investigate the effects of low-light stress on the photosynthetic characteristics of sweet cherry leaves and fruit physiology and biochemistry. The results showed that shading significantly reduces the light capture capacity of leaves, damages the photosystem, reduces carbon assimilation capacity, and consumes the majority of the captured light energy as photochemical energy, thereby restricting the growth and development of leaves and reducing the accumulation of nutrients in fruits. Shading significantly reduced fruit weight, sugar content, and vitamin C content at maturity and significantly increased acid content. Transcriptomic data demonstrated that low-light stress produces a large number of differential genes related to carbon metabolism, organic acid metabolism, and stress resistance, thereby suggesting that low-light stress may affect the expression of these related genes and inclusions in the fruit. The results of this study will provide theoretical and technical support for the physiological response mechanism of low-light tolerance in sweet cherry, the selection and breeding of low-light tolerant sweet cherry varieties, and the cultivation of sweet cherry in facilities.

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Health-Promoting Components and Related Enzyme Activities of Muskmelon Fruit During its Development and Ripening

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Determination of healthy natural antioxidants in selected muskmelon (Cucumis melo) cultivars

Determination of healthy natural antioxidants in selected muskmelon (Cucumis melo) cultivars

Spatio‐temporal transcriptome profiling and subgenome analysis in Brassica napus

Effect of Low-Light Stress on Sugar and Acid Accumulation during Fruit Development and Ripening of Sweet Cherry

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