Chitosan, a biopolymer with triple action on postharvest decay of fruit and vegetables: Eliciting, antimicrobial and film-forming properties

G Romanazzi, E Feliziani, D Sivakumar - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer from crab shells that is known for its biocompatibility,
biodegradability, and bioactivity. In human medicine, chitosan is used as a stabilizer for …

Aloe vera gel: An update on its use as a functional edible coating to preserve fruits and vegetables

I Nicolau-Lapeña, P Colàs-Medà, I Alegre… - Progress in Organic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aloe vera L. is a common succulent plant that has been used for centuries regarding their
healing properties and health benefits. Nowadays, scientific investigations on its gel have …

Elevated CO2 delayed the chlorophyll degradation and anthocyanin accumulation in postharvest strawberry fruit

D Li, X Zhang, L Li, MS Aghdam, X Wei, J Liu, Y Xu… - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Colour is an important quality attribute for the consumer's acceptability of fruit. Elevated CO 2
was applied to strawberry fruit to explore its influence on chlorophyll catabolism and …

Delay of postharvest browning in litchi fruit by melatonin via the enhancing of antioxidative processes and oxidation repair

Y Zhang, DJ Huber, M Hu, G Jiang, Z Gao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Melatonin acts as a crucial signaling and antioxidant molecule with multiple physiological
functions in organisms. To explore effects of exogenous melatonin on postharvest browning …

Aloe vera gel coating delays postharvest browning and maintains quality of harvested litchi fruit

S Ali, AS Khan, A Nawaz, MA Anjum, S Naz… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Postharvest surface browning is the leading constraint for extension of shelf life and
marketing of litchi fruit. In the present work, litchi fruit were treated with Aloe vera (ALV) gel …

Preparation and characterization of chitosan films with three kinds of molecular weight for food packaging

Y Liu, Y Yuan, S Duan, C Li, B Hu, A Liu, D Wu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, chitosan film has been widely used to extend the shelf life of food. In this study,
high, medium and low molecular weight of chitosan were used as raw materials to prepare a …

Melatonin alleviates pericarp browning in litchi fruit by regulating membrane lipid and energy metabolisms

T Wang, M Hu, D Yuan, Z Yun, Z Gao, Z Su… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Melatonin functions as a pivotal bio-active molecule that is involved in diverse physiological
processes in plants. This study investigated the effects of exogenous melatonin on …

Egg-yolk-derived carbon dots@ albumin bio-nanocomposite as multifunctional coating and its application in quality maintenance of fresh litchi fruit during storage

X Su, H Lin, B Fu, S Mei, M Lin, H Chen, Z Zheng, H Bo… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of a bio-nanocomposite coating containing egg albumin, chitosan, and
carbon dots (CDs) was achieved. Physical, chemical and biological properties of the coating …

[HTML][HTML] Develo** silk sericin-based and carbon dots reinforced bio-nanocomposite films and potential application to litchi fruit

S Mei, B Fu, X Su, H Chen, H Lin, Z Zheng, C Dai… - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
Designing cost-effective and sustainable edible packaging films featuring multifunctional
activities (antimicrobial, antioxidant, UV shielding) is of great interest in the field of food …

Different molecular weights chitosan coatings delay the senescence of postharvest nectarine fruit in relation to changes of redox state and respiratory pathway …

W Zhang, H Zhao, J Zhang, Z Sheng, J Cao, W Jiang - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of different molecular weights of chitosan
treatment (LM 30 kDa; HM 120 kDa) on fruit senescence related to redox state and …