Mouse anti-Human GAL monoclonal antibody, clone 4D2H6

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulia Sims), an important tropical and subtropical species, is classified as a respiration climacteric fruit, and its quality deteriorates rapidly after harvest. To elucidate the mechanisms involved in ripening and rapid fruit senescence, phytochemical characteristic analysis and RNA sequencing were performed in purple passion fruit with different treatments, that is, 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and preservative film (PF). Comprehensive functional annotation and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that starch and sucrose metabolism, plant hormone signal transduction, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis, and carotenoid biosynthesis were involved in fruit ripening. Treatment with PF and 1-MCP significantly affected the transcription levels of passion fruit during postharvest storage. A large number of differentially expressed unigenes (DEGs) were identified as significantly enriched in starch and sucrose metabolism, plant hormone signal transduction and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis at the postharvest stage. The PF and 1-MCP treatments increased superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) gene expression levels and enzyme activities, accelerated lignin accumulation, and decreased beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal), polygalacturonase (PG) and cellulose activities and gene expression levels to delay cell wall degradation during fruit senescence. The RNA sequencing data for cell wall metabolism and hormone signal transduction pathway-related unigenes were verified by RT-qPCR. The results of this study indicate that the cell wall metabolism and hormone signaling pathways are closely related to passion fruit ripening. PF and 1-MCP treatment might inhibit ethylene signaling and regulate cell wall metabolism pathways to inhibit cell wall degradation. Our results demonstrate the involvement of ripening- and senescence-related networks in passion fruit ripening and may establish a foundation for future research investigating the effects of PF and 1-MCP treatment on fruit ripening.

A novel ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-MS) method was proposed for simultaneous determination of neutral and acidic monosaccharaides by employing acetylation derivatization that is specialized for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses. The UHPLC-ESI-MS was carried out in a positive ionization mode with selective ion monitoring (SIM) of sodium adducts at m/z 385 (Ara, Xyl and Rib), 399 (Rha and Fuc), 443 (Glc, Gal and Man) and 457 (GlcA and GalA). The separation was achieved on a Cortecs C18(+) (2.1 mm x 150 mm, 1.6 mu m) within 8 min using acetonitrile water as the mobile phase without additional buffer salt added. Furthermore, quantitative analysis of the multi-monosaccharaides by single marker (QAMS) was developed and validated using a relative correction factor. The UHPLC-ESI-MS and QAMS were compared and successfully applied to analyze the monosaccharide contents of a purified acidic heteropolysaccharide previously isolated from Ephedra sinica. The established UHPLC-ESI-MS and QAMS approach possesses high precision, stability and repeatability, and can be widely used for high-throughput analysis of the monosaccharide compositions of plant polysaccharides.