Rosmarinic Acid Delays Tomato Fruit Ripening by Regulating Ripening-Associated Traits.

ABSTRACT: Fruits are excellent sources of essential vitamins and health-boosting minerals. Recently, regulation of fruit ripening by both internal and external cues for the improvement of fruit quality and shelf life has received considerable attention. Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a kind of natural plant-derived polyphenol, widely used in the drug therapy and food industry due to its distinct physiological functions. However, the role of RA in plant growth and development, especially at the postharvest period of fruits, remains largely unknown. Here, we demonstrated that postharvest RA treatment delayed the ripening in tomato fruits. Exogenous application of RA decreased ripening-associated ethylene production and inhibited the fruit color change from green to red based on the decline in lycopene accumu

SUBMITTER: Zhu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8614985 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature