{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wu Z"],"funding":["Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province","National Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["100355"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12874597"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12"],"pubmed_abstract":["Although lychee peel extract (LPE) is rich in bioactive compounds, its potential for postharvest fruit preservation remains unexplored. We hypothesised that LPE would act synergistically with chitosan (CH) to delay mango ripening by simultaneously modulating cell wall integrity, pigment metabolism, and hormone signaling pathways. Here, we demonstrate that chitosan combined with lychee peel extract (CHL) delays mango ripening through a multi-targeted mechanism. Specifically, CHL outperformed chitosan alone by significantly suppressing peel yellowing, maintaining fruit firmness, and reducing decay over 12 days of storage. Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed that LPE reprogrammed ripening-associated pathways by (1) upregulating cell wall remodeling genes (CSLE1, XTH23)"],"journal":["Food chemistry. Molecular sciences"],"pubmed_title":["Lychee peel extract and chitosan synergistically delay mango ripening: Molecular insights."],"pmcid":["PMC12874597"],"funding_grant_id":["32260619"],"pubmed_authors":["Wu Z","Ren Z","Wu S","Qiao Q","Lin Z","Wang Z","Shang T","He P"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Lychee peel extract and chitosan synergistically delay mango ripening: Molecular insights.","description":"Although lychee peel extract (LPE) is rich in bioactive compounds, its potential for postharvest fruit preservation remains unexplored. We hypothesised that LPE would act synergistically with chitosan (CH) to delay mango ripening by simultaneously modulating cell wall integrity, pigment metabolism, and hormone signaling pathways. Here, we demonstrate that chitosan combined with lychee peel extract (CHL) delays mango ripening through a multi-targeted mechanism. Specifically, CHL outperformed chitosan alone by significantly suppressing peel yellowing, maintaining fruit firmness, and reducing decay over 12 days of storage. Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed that LPE reprogrammed ripening-associated pathways by (1) upregulating cell wall remodeling genes (CSLE1, XTH23)","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Jun","modification":"2026-07-15T09:07:22.124Z","creation":"2026-07-02T03:08:49.159Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12874597","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41660675"],"doi":["10.1016/j.fochms.2026.100355"]}}