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Effect of exogenous spermine on chilling injury and antioxidant defense system of immature vegetable soybean during cold storage

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The effect of exogenous spermine on chilling injury (CI) and antioxidant defense system of immature vegetable soybean (Glycine max L.) during cold storage were investigated. Freshly harvested immature soybeans were treated with 0.8 mmol/L spermine at room temperature for 20 min and then stored at 5 ± 1 °C or 1 ± 1 °C and 85–95% relative humidity for up to 60 days. Results showed that exogenous spermine alleviated the CI, delayed the gradual decreasing activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase, and maintained a favourable balance in reactive oxygen species levels at storage period. Although cold temperature (1 ± 1 °C) inhibited the synthesis of l-(malonylamino)-cyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (MACC), raised ethylene production, and resulted in membrane damage, exogenous spermine obviously hindered the accumulation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC). It was concluded that exogenous spermine alleviated CI of cold-stored immature soybeans through regulating the antioxidant system and ACC metabolism.

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The research work was supported by Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund [CX(16)1027].

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  1. Institute of Farm Product Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, People’s Republic of China

    Jiangfeng Song, Chunquan Liu & Dajing Li

  2. Jiangsu Gian Food Co., Ltd., Nantong, 226363, People’s Republic of China

    Jiangfeng Song & Gang Wu

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Song, J., Wu, G., Liu, C. et al. Effect of exogenous spermine on chilling injury and antioxidant defense system of immature vegetable soybean during cold storage. J Food Sci Technol 55, 4297–4303 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-018-3372-y

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