scholarly journals 270 EFFECTS OF INTERMITTENT WARMING ON CELL WALLS OF NECTARINES

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 468e-468
Author(s):  
D.M. Dawson ◽  
L.D. Melton ◽  
D.M. Dawson ◽  
C.B. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Uronic Acid ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Cool Storage ◽  
Intermittent Warming ◽  
Storage Temperatures ◽  
Polygalacturonase Activity

Nectarine fruit (Prunus persica (L) Batsch) cv. Fantasia, were ripened immediately after harvest (normal ripening), or stored for 6 weeks either continuously at 0°C or were intermittently warmed (IW) for 48 h at 20C after 2 and 4 weeks, and then ripened. Fruit subjected to IW ripened normally, whereas the continuously stored fruit developed mealiness during ripening. Normal ripening was associated with solubilization and depolymerization of pectic polymers and a net loss of galactose. Only limited pectic solubilization and removal of side chains occurred during ripening of mealy fruit. Pectic polymer polymerization occurred at each IW occasion continued during ripening after storage, but was not as extensive as in normally ripened fruit. Mealy fruit had high autolytic capacity, probably as a result of insoluble pectic polymers in the cell wall that were not solubilized during ripening. The release of uronic acid suggests that cool storage temperatures do not irreversibly inhibit polygalacturonase activity.

scholarly journals 269 CELL WALL CHANGES IN RIPENING NASH1 (HOSUI) FRUIT

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 468d-468
Author(s):  
L.D. Melton ◽  
L.M. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Uronic Acid ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Tris Buffer ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Neutral Sugar ◽  
Fruit Texture ◽  
Alditol Acetates

Cell wall changes during ripening have a major effect on fruit texture. The cell walls isolated using phenol-Tris buffer were sequentially extracted to give polysaccharide fractions that contained mainly water-soluble pectin, chelator-soluble (CDTA) pectin, hemicelluloses (0.05 M Na2CO3 followed by 1M and 4M KOH) and cellulose. The fractions were analyzed colorimetrically for uronic acid, total neutral sugar and cellulose contents. The component sugars of each fraction were determined as their alditol acetates by GC. Then was a decrease in the two pectin fractions during ripening. The pectins appear to have arabinan and galactan side chains. Pectic galactose decreases during ripening. The weight of the combined hemicellulose fractions did not change during ripening, nor did the cellulose level. At least two types of arabinan are present. Pectins were found in all cell wall fractions. Nashi cell walls contain a relatively large amount of xylan compared to other fruit.

scholarly journals Intermittent Warming Affects Cell Wall Composition of `Fantasia' Nectarines during Ripening and Storage

1995 ◽  
Vol 120 (6) ◽  
pp. 1057-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.M. Dawson ◽  
C.B. Watkins ◽  
L.D. Melton
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Uronic Acid ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Cell Wall Composition ◽  
Relative Molecular Weight ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Intermittent Warming ◽  
Galactosyl Residues

Cell wall changes in `Fantasia' nectarines [Prunus persica (L) Batsch var. nectarina (Ait) maxim] were determined after storage at 0C with or without intermittent warming (at 20C at 2-week intervals) and after ripening. For comparison, fruit were examined at harvest and after ripening without storage. Fruit stored continuously at 0C for 6 weeks became mealy during ripening, whereas fruit subjected to intermittent warming ripened normally. Ripening immediately after harvest was associated with solubilization and subsequent depolymerization of pectic polymers and a net loss of galactosyl residues from the cell wall. No solubilization of pectic polymers from the cell wall occurred during storage of fruit at 0C. Mealy fruit, ripened after continuous storage at 0C, showed only limited solubilization of pectins and depolymerization, high relative molecular weight (M) polymers being predominant. During ripening after storage, pectic polymer solubilization was not as extensive in intermittently warmed fruit as in fruit undergoing normal ripening but solubilized polymers were depolymerized, low M uronic acid-rich polymers becoming predominant. Intermittent warming of fruit resulted in significant softening during storage, alleviating the development of mealiness by promotion of cell wall changes associated with normal ripening.

scholarly journals Pectin Rhamnogalacturonan II: On the “Small Stem with Four Branches” in the Primary Cell Walls of Plants

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beda M. Yapo
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Minor Component ◽  
Primary Cell ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Complex Cell ◽  
Rhamnogalacturonan Ii ◽  
Branching Point ◽  
A Chain

Rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) is a type of block copolymer of complex pectins that represents a quantitatively minor component of the primary cell walls of land (vascular) plants. The structural composition of RG-II is almost totally sequenced and appears to be remarkably conserved in all tracheophytes so far examined. The backbone of RG-II, released from complex (cell wall) pectins by endo-polygalacturonase (Endo-PG) treatment, has been found to contain up to 15 (1→4)-linked-α-D-GalpA units, some of which carry four well-defined side chains, often referred to as A-, B-, C-, and D-side chains. Nevertheless, the relative locations on the backbone of these four branches, especially the A chain, remain to be ascertained. A combination of different data suggests that neither the terminal nonreducing GalA nor the contiguous GalA unit is likely to be the branching point of the A chain, but probably the ninth GalA residue from the reducing end, assuming a minimum backbone length of 11 (1→4)-linked-α-d-GalpA. The latest reports on RG-II are here highlighted, with a provided update for the macrostructure and array of functionalities.

scholarly journals Chilling Injury in Peaches: A Cytochemical and Ultrastructural Cell Wall Study

1992 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.G. Luza ◽  
R. van Gorsel ◽  
V.S. Polito ◽  
A.A. Kader
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Periodic Acid ◽  
Chilling Injury ◽  
Middle Lamella ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Positive Staining ◽  
Intercellular Matrix ◽  
Parenchyma Cells

Fruits of mid- (`O'Henry'), late (`Airtime'), and extra-late-season (`Autumn Gem') peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] cultivars were examined for changes in cell wall structure and cytochemistry that accompany the onset of mealiness and leatheriness of the mesocarp due to chilling injury. The peaches were stored at 10C for up to 18 days or at SC for up to 29 days. Plastic-embedded sections were stained by the Schiff's-periodic acid reaction, Calcofluor white MR2, and Coriphosphine to demonstrate total insoluble carbohydrates, ß-1,4 glucans, and pectins, respectively. Mealiness was characterized by separation of mesocarp parenchyma cells leading to increased intercellular spaces and accumulation of pectic substances in the intercellular matrix. Little structural change was apparent in the cellulosic component of the cell walls of these fruits. In leathery peaches, the mesocarp parenchyma cells collapsed, intercellular space continued to increase, and pectin-positive staining in the intercellular matrix increased greatly. In addition, the component of the cell walls that stained positively for ß-1,4 glucans became thickened relative to freshly harvested or mealy fruit. At the ultrastructural level, dissolution of the middle lamella, cell separation, irregular thickening of the primary wall, and plasmolysis of the mesocarp parenchyma cells were seen as internal breakdown progressed.

scholarly journals Changes in the Physico-chemical Properties of Peach Fruit Pectin during On-tree Ripening and Storage

1993 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. Fishman ◽  
B. Levaj ◽  
D. Gillespie ◽  
R. Scorza
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Intrinsic Viscosity ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Radius Of Gyration ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Pectin Content ◽  
Cell Wall Polymers

Radius of gyration (size), intrinsic viscosity, molecular weight, percentage of galacturonate, and percentage of neutral sugars were measured for chelate-soluble (CSP) and alkaline-soluble (ASP) pectins extracted from the cell walls of melting flesh (MF) and nonmelting flesh (NMF) peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. Weight percentage of cell walls, pectin content, and firmness were measured also. Peaches were extracted at 20, 21, and 22 weeks after flowering (WAF) and after various lengths of shelf storage at 25 ± 2C for the peaches picked at 21 WAF. Weight percentage of cell walls and firmness decreased markedly between the 21st and 22nd WAF; and between the 3rd and 6th day of storage for MF peaches as compared to NMF peaches. During these same periods, there were marked drops in the pectin content and the uronide content for MF as compared to NMF peaches. Size and intrinsic viscosity dropped markedly for CSP of MF peaches in comparison with NMF peaches during these same periods, whereas the molecular weight of CSP and ASP increased in MF peaches over that measured for NMF peaches. These results suggested that α -D-galacturonase (E.C. 3.2.1.15) was involved in softening only in the latter stages of ripening MF peaches. Further, cell wall polymers containing long thin pectin aggregates were destroyed, whereas cell wall polymers containing short thick pectin aggregates remained.

scholarly journals Location of uronic acid group in Japanese cedar and Japanese beech wood cell walls as evaluated by the influences of minerals on thermal reactivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Wang ◽  
Eiji Minami ◽  
Haruo Kawamoto
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Uronic Acid ◽  
Free Acid ◽  
Beech Wood ◽  
Acid Catalyst ◽  
Japanese Cedar ◽  
Acid Group ◽  
Base Catalyst ◽  
Japanese Beech

AbstractThe thermal reactivities of cellulose and hemicellulose are significantly different in cell walls when compared with isolated components and differ in Japanese cedar (softwood) and Japanese beech (hardwood). Uronic acid bound to xylan promotes the thermal degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose, and its effect is different depending on the form of free acid (acting as an acid catalyst) or metal uronate (acting as a base catalyst). We evaluated the location of uronic acid in the cell wall by identifying the components affected by demineralization in pyrolysis of cedar and beech wood. The thermal reactivities of xylan and glucomannan in beech were changed by demineralization, but in cedar, glucomannan and cellulose reactivities were changed. Therefore, the location of uronic acid in the cell wall was established and differed between cedar and beech; close to glucomannan and xylan in beech, but close to glucomannan and cellulose in cedar. Such information is important for understanding the ultrastructure and pyrolysis behavior of softwood and hardwood cell walls.

scholarly journals Analysis of Cell Wall Components in Juice of `Flavortop' Nectarines during Normal Ripening and Woolliness Development

1999 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Wei Zhou ◽  
Lilian Sonego ◽  
Ruth Ben-Arie ◽  
Susan Lurie
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Shelf Life ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Insoluble Residue ◽  
Cell Wall Components ◽  
Control Fruit ◽  
Wall Components ◽  
Polygalacturonase Activity

Harvested nectarine fruit [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch `Flavortop'] were held for 5 days at 20 °C, or stored at 0 °C either immediately (control), or after 2 days at 20 °C (delayed-cooling). Observations were conducted after removal from storage for 1, 3, or 5 weeks and a shelf life of 5 additional days at 20 °C. After 5 weeks storage, 87% of control fruit developed woolliness (mealiness in texture accompanied by dry tasting fruit as a result of reduced juice content), while only 7% of delayed-cooling fruit showed signs of woolliness. Firmness of fruit in the delayed-cooling treatment was less at the beginning of ripening than control fruit, but after shelf life in both treatments, fruit reached the same final softness. Expressible juice was lower in woolly fruit (46%) than in healthy fruit (65%). Along with woolliness, viscosity of the resuspended alcohol insoluble residue (cell wall material) of expressed juice increased, implying accumulation of large molecular-weight polymers. The high performance liquid chromatography profile confirmed there were more large pectin polymers (2000 to 76 Ku) in the cell wall components of juice from woolly fruit and a lower arabinose content in these polymers reflected greater side chain removal from pectins in the juice of woolly fruit. Accumulation of larger sized pectin polymers along with high viscosity correlated with lower polygalacturonase activity in woolly fruit. Degradation of soluble pectin released into the juice of woolly fruit may have been impeded by repressed polygalacturonase activity.

Silicification of wood-cell walls

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 428-429
Author(s):  
S. E. Keckler ◽  
D. M. Dabbs ◽  
N. Yao ◽  
I. A. Aksay
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Resin Composite ◽  
Middle Lamella ◽  
Cellulose Fibers ◽  
Complex Structures ◽  
Rich Region ◽  
Inorganic Precursors

Cellular organic structures such as wood can be used as scaffolds for the synthesis of complex structures of organic/ceramic nanocomposites. The wood cell is a fiber-reinforced resin composite of cellulose fibers in a lignin matrix. A single cell wall, containing several layers of different fiber orientations and lignin content, is separated from its neighboring wall by the middle lamella, a lignin-rich region. In order to achieve total mineralization, deposition on and in the cell wall must be achieved. Geological fossilization of wood occurs as permineralization (filling the void spaces with mineral) and petrifaction (mineralizing the cell wall as the organic component decays) through infiltration of wood with inorganics after growth. Conversely, living plants can incorporate inorganics into their cells and in some cases into the cell walls during growth. In a recent study, we mimicked geological fossilization by infiltrating inorganic precursors into wood cells in order to enhance the properties of wood. In the current work, we use electron microscopy to examine the structure of silica formed in the cell walls after infiltration of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS).

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