title: Inhibition of acetate ester biosynthesis in banana (Musa sapientum L.) fruit pulp under anaerobic conditions.
abstract: The effect of anaerobic conditions on acetate ester biosynthesis in ripened banana pulp was investigated. Incubation of the pulp in less than 1% O(2) resulted in a significant reduction in the formation of ethyl acetate. Regardless of the presence of a large amount of endogenous ethanol and the remaining exogenous isobutyl alcohol after complete anaerobic incubation with the pulp, the production of acetate ester decreased. The effect of addition of pyruvate, isobutyl alcohol, acetate, and methyl hexanoate on acetate ester formation in 100% N(2) was also investigated. The addition of pyruvate and isobutyl alcohol to the pulp gave lower acetate esters in N(2) than in air, whereas the pulp incubated with acetate and isobutyl alcohol produced more acetate ester in both conditions. Therefore, the lack of acetyl CoA, or more precisely acetate, in the tissue is the main reason for the inhibition of acetate ester formation under anaerobic conditions. The activity of beta-oxidation measured by incubation with methyl hexanoate was detected only in the samples incubated in air. The formation of acetyl CoA, derived from pyruvate through mitochondria and through beta-oxidation, was inhibited by anaerobic conditions, which suggests that mitochondrial activity and/or beta-oxidation are essential for ester biosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
authors.forename: Sumithra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Wendakoon
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imahori
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A / Q000032:analysis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000440:Butanols / Q000032:analysis; D004952:Esters / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D028521:Musa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000440:Butanols; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; C040507:isobutyl alcohol; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A; D010100:Oxygen