Metabolome Reprogramming During Fruit Ripening and Post-Harvest Storage in Ten Crop Species.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Plants alter metabolites of their fruits during the ripening process, leading to improved nutritional properties and taste. In addition, metabolite compositions continue to change on the shelf after harvest. However, the dynamics of these important processes are species-specific and so this study aimed to contrast the ripening dynamics of ten different fruit species simultaneously.

Methods

Plant material was collected from the fruits of apple, banana, blueberry, kiwifruit, pear, plum, peach, strawberry, raspberry, and tomato at three different stages: unripe, fully ripe, and overripe fruits. Comparative metabolome analysis by GCMS was performed to identify differentially abundant metabolites across the species of this study and to examine their dynamics

SUBMITTER: Wittenberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12943726 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature