FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (24): 343-347.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201224075

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Development and Application of 1-MCP (1-Methylcyclopropene) Preservative Paper

WU Bin1,2,CHENG Lin-lin1,3,WU Zhong-hong2,GUO Qin3,ZHANG Yu-li3,CHEN Wei-xin1,LI Xue-ping1,*   

  1. 1. College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;2. Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, ürümqi 830091, China;3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, ürümqi 830046, China
  • Received:2012-04-11 Revised:2012-12-05 Online:2012-12-25 Published:2012-12-12

Abstract: In this study, 1-MCP inclusion complexes were prepared by three different methods and characterized by GC, infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). A novel preservative paper was designed using 1-MCP inclusion complexes and applied to preserve bananas and tomatoes. The effects of 1-MCP preservative paper on respiration rate, ethylene release rate, color and titratable acid content in both fruits during storage were examined. The method of Fisher and others (Fisher F, Applequist d E. Synthesis of 1-methylcyclopropene. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1965, 30(6): 2089–2090) was best for preparing 1-MCP inclusion complexes. 1-MCP preservative paper was very effective for delaying the senescence of bananas and tomatoes, significantly lowering respiration rate and ethylene release rate, preventing the skin of tomatoes from turning to red and inhibiting the decrease of titratable acid content in tomatoes.

Key words: 1-MCP preservative paper, synthesis, application, banana, tomato

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