{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Zhou B"],"funding":["Plant Natural Products Functional Components and Product Development Innovation Team","Guangdong Province General University Engineering Technology Research Center for the Utilization of Functional Components of Natural products in Plants","Guangdong Province Key Discipline Research Capability Enhancement Project"],"pagination":["995"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12732276"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["47(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Strawberries are highly susceptible to postharvest deterioration, including softening, decay, and nutrient loss, which severely limits their shelf life and commercial value. This study developed and evaluated a natural composite coating combining mulberry anthocyanin extract from <i>Morus nigra</i> fruits and carboxymethyl chitosan to extend the postharvest life of strawberries. The coating was rationally designed based on complementary functions: carboxymethyl chitosan acts as a semi-permeable barrier reducing water loss and microbial infestation, while mulberry anthocyanin provides antioxidant activity to mitigate oxidative stress-induced senescence. The anthocyanin extract contained cyanidin-3-glucoside (32.9%) and cyanidin-3-rutinoside (29.7%) as major components and exhibited good rad"],"journal":["Current issues in molecular biology"],"pubmed_title":["Application of Mulberry (<i>Morus nigra</i>) Anthocyanin Extract Combined with Carboxymethyl Chitosan for Postharvest Preservation of Strawberry (<i>Fragaria x ananassa</i>)."],"pmcid":["PMC12732276"],"funding_grant_id":["2024KCXTD006","2024ZDJS141","2022GCZX012"],"pubmed_authors":["Huang C","Sarengaowa","Hu W","Zhou B","Liu R","Tang H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Application of Mulberry (<i>Morus nigra</i>) Anthocyanin Extract Combined with Carboxymethyl Chitosan for Postharvest Preservation of Strawberry (<i>Fragaria x ananassa</i>).","description":"Strawberries are highly susceptible to postharvest deterioration, including softening, decay, and nutrient loss, which severely limits their shelf life and commercial value. This study developed and evaluated a natural composite coating combining mulberry anthocyanin extract from <i>Morus nigra</i> fruits and carboxymethyl chitosan to extend the postharvest life of strawberries. The coating was rationally designed based on complementary functions: carboxymethyl chitosan acts as a semi-permeable barrier reducing water loss and microbial infestation, while mulberry anthocyanin provides antioxidant activity to mitigate oxidative stress-induced senescence. The anthocyanin extract contained cyanidin-3-glucoside (32.9%) and cyanidin-3-rutinoside (29.7%) as major components and exhibited good rad","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Nov","modification":"2026-06-16T03:11:10.54Z","creation":"2026-06-16T03:07:02.814Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12732276","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41614759"],"doi":["10.3390/cimb47120995"]}}