Paper · 2024 · Food Frontiers

Integrated analysis of transcriptomic and metabolomic data reveals how slurry ice treatment affects sugar metabolism in sweet corn (Zea mays L. var saccharata) during cold storage

Yaqi Zhao; Wenlin Shi; Zhiqiang Wang; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract Sweet corn rapidly loses its sweetness, along with other nutrients, once it is harvested, which reduces its economic value. The present study was conducted to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms by which a rapid cooling slurry ice (SI) treatment followed by storage at 0 ± 0.5°C extends the postharvest quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°C. In this study, we found that SI treatment can maintain the appearance quality of sweet corn and inhibit grain shrinkage, respiration, and ethylene release. SI treatment delayed the aging of corn by regulating the expression levels of genes and the levels of metabolites. SI treatment also maintains its carbohydrate content, which is mainly related to starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, and cutin biosynthesis. The results provide a possible target for improving the postharvest quality of sweet corn.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Slurry ice treatment maintained the appearance quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling.

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sweet corne1
Treatment
SI treatmente2
Outcome
appearance qualitye2
Direction
maintaine2
Comparator
slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°Ce1

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“extends the postharvest quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°C”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–380 · show in text ↑
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“SI treatment can maintain the appearance quality of sweet corn and inhibit grain shrinkage, respiration, and ethylene release”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 411–536 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Slurry ice treatment inhibited grain shrinkage, respiration and ethylene release of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling.

Taxon
sweet corne1
Treatment
SI treatmente2
Outcome
grain shrinkage, respiration, and ethylene releasee2
Direction
inhibite2
Comparator
slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°Ce1

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e1

“extends the postharvest quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°C”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–380 · show in text ↑
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“SI treatment can maintain the appearance quality of sweet corn and inhibit grain shrinkage, respiration, and ethylene release”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 411–536 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Slurry ice treatment delayed aging of sweet corn by regulating gene expression and metabolite levels relative to slower direct cooling.

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sweet corne1
Treatment
SI treatmente3
Outcome
aginge3
Direction
delayede3
Qualifier
by regulating the expression levels of genes and the levels of metabolitese3
Comparator
slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°Ce1

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“extends the postharvest quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°C”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–380 · show in text ↑
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“SI treatment delayed the aging of corn by regulating the expression levels of genes and the levels of metabolites”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 538–651 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Slurry ice treatment maintained the carbohydrate content of sweet corn.

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sweet corne1
Treatment
SI treatmente4
Outcome
carbohydrate contente4
Direction
maintainse4

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“extends the postharvest quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°C”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–380 · show in text ↑
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“SI treatment also maintains its carbohydrate content, which is mainly related to starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, and cutin biosynthesis”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 653–845 · show in text ↑
Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The carbohydrate content of sweet corn is mainly related to starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, the pentose phosphate pathway and cutin biosynthesis.

Taxon
sweet corne1
Outcome
carbohydrate contente4
Qualifier
mainly related to starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, and cutin biosynthesise4

Verbatim

e1

“extends the postharvest quality of sweet corn relative to slower direct cooling at 0 ± 0.5°C”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–380 · show in text ↑
e4

“SI treatment also maintains its carbohydrate content, which is mainly related to starch and sucrose metabolism, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, and cutin biosynthesis”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 653–845 · show in text ↑

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