Effect of chilling injury on two scavengers of free radicals of mango fruit.
Wang Yan, Li XuePing, Ji ZuoLiang
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Acta Horticulturae Sinica 22 : 235-239
Abstract : Fruits of cv. Zhihua stored at 2°C for 15 days developed chilling injury. The fruits showed slightly increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and a decline in catalase (CAT) activity under these conditions, indicating that membrane-lipid peroxidation was enhanced. Fruits stored at 10° started to ripen after 20 days, which coincided with peak activities of SOD and CAT.