Effects of short-term anoxia treatment on browning of fresh-cut Chinese water chestnut in relation to antioxidant activity |
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Authors: | Yanli You Yueming JiangJian Sun Hai LiuLili Song Xuewu Duan |
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Affiliation: | a Institute of Food Science and Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, PR China b Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China |
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Abstract: | The effects of short-term anoxia pre-treatment on browning of fresh-cut Chinese water chestnut (CWC), stored at 4 °C, in relation to antioxidant activity were investigated. CWC slices were exposed to pure N2 for 4 h and then stored at 4 °C for 18 d. Anoxia significantly inhibited browning of CWC slices during storage, accompanied by lower contents of malondialdehyde, H2O2, and lipoxygenase activity. Furthermore, anoxia induced the activities of superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase, which could benefit scavenging reactive oxygen species and alleviating lipid peroxidation. In addition, better maintenance of reducing power and free-radical-scavenging activities against α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazy (DPPH), superoxide anions and hydroxyl was observed in N2-treated CWC slices, with higher phenolic compounds and ascorbic acid contents. Collectively, these finds suggest that N2 pre-treatment enhanced enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant activity in CWC slices, and thereby contributed to alleviating lipid peroxidation and maintenance of storage quality. |
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Keywords: | Chinese water chestnut Anoxia Browning Antioxidant activity |
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