Characterization of blueberry monodehydroascorbate reductase gene and changes in levels of ascorbic acid and the antioxidative capacity of water soluble antioxidants upon storage of fruits under various conditions

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 390-395

  Harb, Jamil ^a   Khraiwesh, Basel ^b,d   Streif, Josef ^c   Reski, Ralf ^d   Frank, Wolfgang ^d  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Kompetenzzentrum Obstbau Bodensee Bavendorf   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Blueberry; CA storage; Monodehydroascorbate reductase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; SHRUB;

PISUM SATIVUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 77953137146     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.04.031     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. 2 conditions. Gartenbauwissenschaft 56 (1991) 141-148
2. Asada K. Ascorbate peroxidase. A hydrogen peroxide scavenging enzyme in plants. Physiol. Plant 85 (1992) 235-241
3. Asada K. Radical production and scavenging in chloroplasts. In: Baker N.R. (Ed). Photosynthesis and the Environment (1996), Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, The Netherlands 123-150
4. Bangerth F. Zum Einfluss des Partialdrucks verschiedener Gaskomponenten der Lageratmosphäre auf den Ascorbinsäuregehalt. Qual. Plant 27 (1977) 125-133
5. Bateman A., Coin L., Durbin R., Finn R., Hollich V., Griffiths-Jones S., Khanna A., Marshall M., Moxon S., and Sonnhammer E. The Pfam protein families database. Nucleic Acids Res. 32 (2004) 138-141
6. Carr A., and Frei B. Toward a new recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C based on antioxidant and health effects in humans. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 69 (1999) 1086-1107
7. Chang S., Puryear J., and Cairney J. A simple and efficient method for isolating RNA from pine trees. Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 11 (1993) 113-116
8. Chew O., Whelan J., and Millar A. Molecular definition of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle in Arabidopsis mitochondria reveals dual targeting of antioxidant defenses in plants. J. Biol. Chem. 278 (2003) 46869-46877
9. Connor A., Luby J., and Tong C. Variability in antioxidant activity in blueberry and correlations among different antioxidant activity assays. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 127 (2002) 238-244
10. FAO/WHO, 2002. Vitamin C. In: Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO, Rome pp. 73-86.
11. Foyer C., and Noctor G. Oxygen processing in photosynthesis: regulation and signaling. New Phytol. 146 (2000) 359-388
12. Gil M., Holcroft D., and Kader A. Changes in strawberry anthocyanins and other polyphenols in response to carbon dioxide treatments. J. Agric. Food Chem. 45 (1997) 1662-1667
13. Gil M., Sanchez R., Marin J., and Artes F. Quality changes in pomegranate during ripening and cold storage. Z. Lebensm. Unters. Forsch. 202 (1996) 481-485
14. Grantz A., Brummell D., and Bennett A. Ascorbate free radical reductase mRNA levels are induced by wounding. Plant Physiol. 108 (1995) 411-418
15. Haffner K., Rosenfeld H., and Sundell H. Post-harvest quality of highbush blueberries after storage in cold store and modified atmosphere packaging. COST 94. Post-harvest treatment of fruit and vegetables: systems and operations for post-harvest quality, Proceeding of workshop. September 14-15, Leuven, Belgium (1993) 215-224
16. Halliwell B., and Gutteridge J. Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine (2000), Oxford University Press, New York
17. Harb, J., 1994. Beeinflussung der Qualitätsmerkmale von Apfelfrüchten durch verschiedene Lagerverfahren, sowie Untersuchung der Ursachen einer reduzierten Aromabildung nach ULO (ultra low oxygen) Lagerung. Ph.D. Dissertation. Universität Hohenheim.
18. Harb J., and Streif J. Quality and consumer acceptability of gooseberry fruits (Ribes uva-crispa) following CA and air storage. J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol. 79 (2004) 329-334
19. Holcroft D., and Kader A. Carbon dioxide-induced changes in color and anthocyanin synthesis of stored strawberry fruit. HortScience 34 (1999) 1244-1248
20. Holton T., and Cornish E. Genetics and biochemistry of anthocyanin biosynthesis. Plant Cell 7 (1995) 1071-1083
21. Kalt W., Forney C., Martin A., and Prior R. Antioxidant capacity, ascorbic acid, phenolics, and anthocyanins after fresh storage of small fruits. J. Agric. Food Chem. 47 (1999) 4638-4644
22. Leterrier M., Corpas F., Barroso J., Sandalio L., and del Río L. Peroxisomal monodehydroascorbate reductase: genomic clone characterization and functional analysis under environmental stress conditions. Plant Physiol. 138 (2005) 2111-2123
23. Levine M., Rumsey S., Daruwala R., Park R., and Wang Y. Criteria and recommendations for vitamin C intake. JAMA 281 (1999) 1415-1423
24. Lin T., Koehler P., and Shewfelt R. Stability of anthocyanin in the skin of 'Starkrimson' apples stored unpackaged, under heat shrinkable wrap and in-package modified atmosphere. J. Food Sci. 54 (1989) 405-407
25. Lurie S. Antioxidants. In: Mark H.D. (Ed). Postharvest Oxidative Stress in Horticultural Crops (2003), Food Products Press, Bringhamton, NY 131-150
26. Murthy S., and Zilinskas B. Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding pea monodehydroascorbate reductase. J. Biol. Chem. 269 (1994) 31129-31133
27. Naidu K. Vitamin C in human health and disease is still a mystery? An overview. Nutr. J. 2 (2003) 7-16
28. Nishikawa F., Kato M., Hyodo H., Ikoma Y., Sugiura M., and Yano M. Ascorbate metabolism in harvested broccoli. J. Exp. Bot. 54 (2003) 2439-2448
29. Noctor G., and Foyer C. Ascorbate and glutathione: keeping active oxygen under control. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 49 (1998) 249-279
30. Obara K., Sumi K., and Fukuda H. The use of multiple transcription starts causes the dual targeting of Arabidopsis putative monodehydroascorbate reductase to both mitochondria and chloroplasts. Plant Cell Physiol. 43 (2002) 697-705
31. Remberg S., Haffner K., and Blomhoff R. Total antioxidant capacity and other quality criteria in blueberries cvs. 'Bluecrop', 'Hardyblue', 'Patriot', 'Putte' and 'Aron' after storage in cold store and controlled atmosphere. Acta Hortic. 600 (2003) 595-598
32. Sakihama Y., Mano J., Sano S., Asada K., and Yamasaki H. Reduction of phenoxyl radicals mediated by monodehydroascorbate reductase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 279 (2000) 949-954
33. Sano S., and Asada K. cDNA cloning of monodehydroascorbate radical reductase from cucumber: a high degree of homology in terms of amino acid sequence between this enzyme and bacterial flavoenzymes. Plant Cell Physiol. 35 (1994) 425-437
34. Smirnoff N. The function and metabolism of ascorbic acid in plants. Ann. Bot. 78 (1996) 661-669
35. Smirnoff N., Conklin P., and Loewus F. Biosynthesis of ascorbic acid in plants: a renaissance. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 52 (2001) 437-467
36. Stewart D., Oparka J., Johnstone C., Iannetta P., and Davies H. Effect of modified packaging (MAP) on soft fruit quality. Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1999 (2000), Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, Scotland pp. 119-124
37. Wheeler G., Jones M., and Smirnoff N. The biosynthetic pathway of vitamin C in higher plants. Nature 393 (1998) 365-369
38. Xuan, H., 2003. Fruchtfleischverbräunungen bei 'Conference' Birne und 'Braeburn' Apfel- Einfluss von Vor- und Nacherntemaβnahmen auf Merkmale der Nachernte-Fruchtphysiologie und des Stress-Abwehrsystems unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Wirkung von Bor. Ph.D. Dissertation. Hohenheim Universität, Germany, 282 p.
39. Yoon H., Lee H., Lee I., Kim K., and Jo J. Molecular cloning of the monodehydroascorbate reductase gene from Brassica campestris and analysis of its mRNA level in response to oxidative stress. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1658 (2004) 181-186
40. Zhu Y., Machleder E., Chenchik A., Li R., and Siebert P. Reverse transcriptase template switching: a SMART approach for full-length cDNA library construction. Biotechniques 30 (2001) 892-897