A novel chitosan formulation treatment induces disease resistance of harvested litchi fruit to Peronophythora litchii in association with ROS metabolism. (15th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jiang, Xuanjing; Lin, Hetong; Lin, Mengshi; Chen, Yihui; Wang, Hui; Lin, Yixiong; Shi, John; Lin, Yifen
• Is Part Of: Food chemistry. Volume 266(2018)
• Page Start: 299
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2018-11-15
• Subjects: Litchi fruit -- Peronophythora litchii -- Disease resistance-related enzymes -- Lignin -- Reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism -- ROS scavenging capacity -- Chitosan; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Food -- Composition -- Periodicals; 664
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.06.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0308-8146

Abstract

Highlights: Kadozan (chitosan) treatment helped retain lignin in P. litchii -inoculated litchis. Kadozan kept higher activities of CHI, GLU, and PAL in P. litchii -inoculated litchis. Kadozan increased ROS scavenging capacity in P. litchii -inoculated litchis. Kadozan reduced membrane lipid peroxidation in P. litchii -inoculated litchis. Kadozan treatment reduced disease occurrence in harvested litchis. Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a novel chitosan formulation (Kadozan) treatment on disease development, response of disease resistance, metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Peronophthora litchii -inoculated "Wuye" litchis. Compared with P. litchii -inoculated litchis, Kadozan-treated P. litchii -inoculated litchis exhibited lower fruit disease index, higher lignin content, higher activities of disease resistance-related enzymes (CHI, GLU and PAL), lower O2 − generating rate and malondialdehyde content, higher activities of ROS scavenging enzymes (SOD, CAT and APX), higher contents of ascorbic acid and glutathione, and higher levels of reducing power and DPPH radical scavenging activity. These results suggest that Kadozan can be used to inhibit the growth of P. litchii in harvested litchis owning to the enhancement of disease resistance and ROS scavenging capacity, and decreases in O2 − accumulation and membrane lipid peroxidation. Kadozan treatment can be used as a facile and novel method for suppressing postharvest pathogenic disease of litchis.