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Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review
Considerable economic losses to harvested fruits are caused by postharvest fungal decay during transportation and storage, which can be significantly controlled by synthetic fungicides. However, considering public concern over pesticide residues in food and the environment, there is a need for safer...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3083681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21541034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms12020917 |
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author | Zhang, Hongyin Li, Renping Liu, Weimin |
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description | Considerable economic losses to harvested fruits are caused by postharvest fungal decay during transportation and storage, which can be significantly controlled by synthetic fungicides. However, considering public concern over pesticide residues in food and the environment, there is a need for safer alternatives for the control of postharvest decay to substitute synthetic fungicides. As the second most abundant biopolymer renewable source in nature, chitin and its derivative chitosan are widely used in controlling postharvest decay of fruits. This review aims to introduce the effect of chitin and chitosan on postharvest decay in fruits and the possible modes of action involved. We found most of the actions discussed in these researches rest on physiological mechanisms. All of the mechanisms are summarized to lay the groundwork for further studies which should focus on the molecular mechanisms of chitin and chitosan in controlling postharvest decay of fruits. |
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spelling | pubmed-30836812011-05-03 Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review Zhang, Hongyin Li, Renping Liu, Weimin Int J Mol Sci Review Considerable economic losses to harvested fruits are caused by postharvest fungal decay during transportation and storage, which can be significantly controlled by synthetic fungicides. However, considering public concern over pesticide residues in food and the environment, there is a need for safer alternatives for the control of postharvest decay to substitute synthetic fungicides. As the second most abundant biopolymer renewable source in nature, chitin and its derivative chitosan are widely used in controlling postharvest decay of fruits. This review aims to introduce the effect of chitin and chitosan on postharvest decay in fruits and the possible modes of action involved. We found most of the actions discussed in these researches rest on physiological mechanisms. All of the mechanisms are summarized to lay the groundwork for further studies which should focus on the molecular mechanisms of chitin and chitosan in controlling postharvest decay of fruits. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2011-01-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3083681/ /pubmed/21541034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms12020917 Text en © 2011 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Zhang, Hongyin Li, Renping Liu, Weimin Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review |
title | Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review |
title_full | Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review |
title_fullStr | Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review |
title_short | Effects of Chitin and Its Derivative Chitosan on Postharvest Decay of Fruits: A Review |
title_sort | effects of chitin and its derivative chitosan on postharvest decay of fruits: a review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3083681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21541034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms12020917 |
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