Oxidative Damage and Total Antioxidant Capacity Involved in Pericarp Browning During Storage of Longkong Fruit

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  • Warunee Chomkitichai

Abstract

Oxidative damage occurred from an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the capacity of the antioxidant defense mechanism, is a cause of browning problem in many postharvested fruits that reduce in shelf life. The objective of this research was to study the oxidative damage and total antioxidant capacity involved in pericarp browning during storage of longkong fruit (Lansium domesticum Corr.). Longkong fruits were packed in basket and wrapped with PVC film, then stored at room temperature for 5 days. The fruits were randomized every day to analyze the pericarp browning, reactive oxygen species (ROS) including superoxide radical (O2·-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content, oxidative membrane damage from malondialdehyde (MDA) content and electrolyte leakage (EL) rate and total antioxidant capacity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, 2,2’-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging and ferric ion reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods. The results showed that pericarp browning increased during storage of longkong fruit. This increase coincided with the production and accumulation of ROS contents both O2·- and H2O2 and oxidative membrane damage measured by MDA content and EL rate. Whereas, all of 3 methods for the total antioxidant capacity analysis of longkong fruit tended to decrease and was consistent with pericarp browning and oxidative damage during storage.The decline in total antioxidant capacity leads to an increase in ROS accumulation and oxidative membrane damage as well as subsequent pericarp browning during storage of longkong fruit.                Keywords : oxidative damage, reactive oxygen species, antioxidant capacity, browning, longkong

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