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Effect of Exogenous Sodium Nitroprusside Treatment on Eggplant Quality during Storage

FAN Linlin, GAO Lipu, ZUO Jinhua, SHI Junyan, WANG Qing   

  1. Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetable Storage and Processing,
    Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of
    Urban Agriculture (North), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
  • Online:2015-11-25 Published:2015-12-03
  • Contact: WANG Qing

Abstract:

The effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) solutions at concentration levels of 12.5, 25 and 50 μmol/L on the
quality of eggplant was investigated. SNP at 25 μmol/L significantly reduced the browning of sepals and inhibited the
decrease in relative conductivity and the contents of VC, soluble protein and total phenols. The activities of antioxidant
enzymes, including catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) were induced by SNP treatment.

Key words: sodium nitroprusside, eggplant, VC, soluble protein, catalase

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