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Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers

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Index<br />

Abscisic acid (ABA), 65, 210, 402, 455–456<br />

ACC oxidase (ACO), 57<br />

reactions, 20<br />

ACC-oxidase MdACO1, 144<br />

ACC-synthase, 20–21<br />

activity, 58<br />

gene MdACS1, 144<br />

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), 431<br />

Acetyl CoA moiety, 33–34<br />

Acid invertases, 399<br />

Acidity, <strong>of</strong> fruits, 25<br />

Acrylamide, 398–399<br />

Actinidiaceae family, 13<br />

Adenine nucleotide translocase (inner membrane), 112<br />

ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), 22,<br />

400–401<br />

Aflatoxin B 2 , 439<br />

Aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1 ), 418, 435, 439<br />

Aflatoxin G 1 , 439<br />

Aflatoxin G 2 , 439<br />

African violets, 17<br />

Agapanthus, 53<br />

AG-I backbone, 165<br />

AGL15, 97–98<br />

Agrobacterium rhizogenes rolB gene, 381<br />

Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 75<br />

AgroFresh, 142<br />

Ajoene, 15<br />

Alcohol acyl CoA transferase (AAT), 144, 448<br />

Alcoholacyltransferase activity, 47<br />

Allicin, 15<br />

Alliin, 15<br />

Allium vegetables, 14<br />

Alphonso mango, 48<br />

Alstroemeria sp., 4, 17, 69, 88<br />

carnation, 52<br />

senescence in, 88<br />

Alternate oxidase, 384<br />

Alzheimerís disease, 2<br />

Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) 11S<br />

globulin, 378<br />

American diet, 2<br />

American plum, 11<br />

Amine oxidases, 322<br />

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACS),<br />

57, 62, 180, 321<br />

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), 19,<br />

180, 445<br />

oxidase activity, 247<br />

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase<br />

(ACO), 445<br />

Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG), 303, 445<br />

Aminooxyacetic acid (AOA), 21, 52<br />

B-amylase, 28, 400<br />

Amylopectin, 22<br />

Amylose, 22<br />

Anacardiaceae family, 13<br />

Anaerobic respiration, <strong>of</strong> fruits, 35<br />

Annonaceae family, 13<br />

Anoxia, 35<br />

Anthocyanidins, 267, 269<br />

biosynthesis, 268<br />

Anthocyanin pigments, 47<br />

Anthocyanins, 2, 11, 12, 21, 37, 380–381<br />

biosynthesis, 44–47, 448–450<br />

Anti-E. coli 0157:H7 antibodies, 433<br />

Antiethylene treatments, 54<br />

Antifreeze proteins, 377<br />

Antioxidants, 2, 12, 13<br />

films, in fruit preservation, 351–354<br />

<strong>and</strong> 1-MCP treatment, 144<br />

response to postharvest preservation, 347–348<br />

Antirrhinum majus, 108<br />

Antisense PLDα1 tomato plants, 222–224<br />

AOA (aminooxyacetic acid), 55–56<br />

APETALA1, 380<br />

APGgenes, 96<br />

Apples, 3, 21, 25, 34, 151<br />

antibrowning properties <strong>and</strong> new genotypes, 277<br />

aroma components, 47<br />

aroma volatiles <strong>and</strong> sensory quality, 304<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> preharvest treatments, 303<br />

ester components, 303<br />

ethylene production by, 144<br />

467

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