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Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers

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CHANGES IN NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 447<br />

Sucrose<br />

Photosynthesis<br />

Glucose<br />

Glucose-1-phosphate<br />

Starch<br />

Glycolysis<br />

ATP<br />

Hexokinase<br />

NADP<br />

NADPH<br />

Pentose phosphate<br />

pathway<br />

ADP<br />

Glucose-6-phosphate<br />

Glucose-6-phosphate<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

6-Phosphogluconate<br />

NADP<br />

NADPH<br />

6-Phosphogluconate<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate<br />

CO 2<br />

Ribulose-5-phosphate<br />

NADPH pool<br />

Pyruvate<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Pyruvate<br />

NAD<br />

NADH<br />

Isoprenoid pathway<br />

Glyceraldehyde-3-<br />

phosphate<br />

Sedoheptulose-7-<br />

phosphate<br />

Acetyl CoA<br />

Transaldolase<br />

Citric acid cycle<br />

Fructose-6-phosphate<br />

Erythrose-4-phosphate<br />

Phenyl propanoid<br />

pathway<br />

Fig. 21.1 Carbohydrate metabolism in fruits. Starch is catabolized to sugars that undergo glycolysis <strong>and</strong> pentose<br />

phosphate pathway. Pentose phosphate pathway provides carbon <strong>and</strong> reducing power (NADPH) for the synthesis<br />

<strong>of</strong> flavonoids through phenyl propanoid pathway.<br />

21.4.2 Biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> isoprenoids<br />

Isoprenoids are secondary plant products that are derived from primary metabolites. Although<br />

there are several kinds <strong>of</strong> secondary plant products, the levels <strong>of</strong> isoprenoids, ester<br />

volatiles, <strong>and</strong> anthocyanin components determine the fruit quality to a large extent. Isoprenoids<br />

are synthesized from two pathways: classical mevalonate (MVA) pathway <strong>and</strong><br />

1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate (DXP) pathway. These two pathways provide precursors,<br />

isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) <strong>and</strong> its isomer dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP), for<br />

the synthesis <strong>of</strong> isoprene (Liu et al., 2005b; Paliyath <strong>and</strong> Murr, 2006). Mevalonate pathway is<br />

localized in the cytosol, <strong>and</strong> DXP pathway occurs in the chloroplast. In mevalonate pathway,<br />

three acetyl-CoA molecules undergo condensation to produce 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl<br />

CoA (HMG-CoA), which forms mevalonic acid (MVA) in the presence <strong>of</strong> the enzyme

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