LEADER 04357nam 2200469z- 450 001 9910688490303321 005 20231214132845.0 035 $a(CKB)5400000000042669 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/73745 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000042669 100 $a20202111d2020 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBioactive Compounds Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Fruit and Vegetables 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2020 215 $a1 electronic resource (163 p.) 311 $a2-88963-603-8 330 $aFruit and vegetables nutritional value has been gaining interest for consumers and it plays an important role for human health and diet. The nutritional value is generally represented by the accumulation of bioactive molecules that are in large part constituted by secondary metabolites and antioxidant compounds. The biosynthesis of these compounds mainly occurs thorough the phenylpropanoid pathway. The accumulation of bioactive compounds is highly dependent on the plant species considered, cultivar/genotype, agronomic management, and environmental conditions before harvest and during postharvest. The preservation of the nutritional value after harvest is influenced by storage conditions, packaging systems, and postharvest treatments. Fruits and vegetables bioactive compounds content is very important for consumers, but it is also important for the produce preservation during the distribution chain as, for instance, produce with higher antioxidant compounds also have a longer shelf life. Among bioactive compounds, ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and glucosinolates represent the most important groups. The storage conditions and postharvest technologies can help to reduce the degradation or losses of bioactive compounds and even promote their accumulation. The physiological, biochemical and molecular changes can be correlated to the nutraceutical variations in pre- and postharvest stages. The plant hormones such as ethylene and abscisic acid possess a pivotal role in the regulation of fruit and leaf senescence of produce and directly influence their nutraceutical value. The regulation of the phenylpropanoids biosynthetic pathway can lead to the preservation or improvement of produce nutraceutical value. Therefore, understanding how the accumulation of bioactive compounds can be enhanced or preserved is becoming crucial in crop and product quality. The availability of advanced molecular tools allows fast and accurate transcriptome profiling that can help in the identification of the main gene clusters that are activated or repressed under different conditions. Such data coupled with metabolomics information can provide useful information for production and postharvest management of produce with high nutritional value. In this Research Topic we collect articles focused on: new insights on biosynthesis and catabolism of bioactive molecules in fruit and vegetables and the relationship with growing conditions and abiotic stresses; the regulation of biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in fruit and/or vegetables during development and ripening: role of plant hormones and elicitors; new postharvest technologies or treatments able to promote or preserve bioactive compounds of produce; potential role of molecular studies and genetic improvement for enhanced accumulation of bioactive compounds on fresh produce. 606 $aScience: general issues$2bicssc 606 $aBotany & plant sciences$2bicssc 610 $aCaroteinoids 610 $aPhenolic 610 $aabiotic stress 610 $avitamin 610 $aAnthocyanin 615 7$aScience: general issues 615 7$aBotany & plant sciences 700 $aFerrante$b Antonio$4edt$0410320 702 $aManganaris$b George$4edt 702 $aManuela Pintado$b Maria$4edt 702 $aFrancini$b Alessandra$4edt 702 $aFerrante$b Antonio$4oth 702 $aManganaris$b George$4oth 702 $aManuela Pintado$b Maria$4oth 702 $aFrancini$b Alessandra$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910688490303321 996 $aBioactive Compounds Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Fruit and Vegetables$93203729 997 $aUNINA