Aroma Development during Ripening of Fragaria chiloensis Fruit and Participation of an Alcohol Acyltransferase (FcAAT1) Gene

Gonzalez, M.; Gaete-Eastman, C; Valdenegro, M; Figueroa, CR; Fuentes, L; Herrera R.; Moya-Leon, MA

Abstract

Fragaria chiloensis is characterized for having great aroma and flavor properties. Using headspaceSPME different volatile compounds were identified and quantified during development and ripening of the fruit. The headspace was dominated by esters, butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, ethyl butanoate and ethyl hexanoate being the most abundant in fully ripe fruit. As esters are important for aroma and synthesized through alcohol acyltransferases (AAT), a full-length cDNA (FcAAT1) was isolated from F. chiloensis fruit which displayed the three motifs characteristic of most AATs. As the production of esters increased during ripening, a clear increment in FcAAT1 transcripts was observed in fruit tissue. A good correlation was found between AAT activity and the total content of esters, especially with acetates and hexanoates. Aroma-related esters displayed during ripening the same production profile as AAT activity. Therefore it can be suggested that the FcAAT1 gene may have a significant role in ester production of F. chiloensis fruit. © 2009 American Chemical Society.

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Título según WOS: Aroma Development during Ripening of Fragaria chiloensis Fruit and Participation of an Alcohol Acyltransferase (FcAAT1) Gene
Título según SCOPUS: Aroma development during ripening of Fragaria chiloensis fruit and participation of an alcohol acyltransferase (FcAAT1) gene
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volumen: 57
Número: 19
Editorial: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Fecha de publicación: 2009
Página de inicio: 9123
Página final: 9132
Idioma: English
URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf901693j
DOI:

10.1021/jf901693j

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS