Metabolite changes during postharvest storage: Effects on fruit quality traits

DM Pott, JG Vallarino, S Osorio - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metabolic changes occurring in ripe or senescent fruits during postharvest storage lead to a
general deterioration in quality attributes, including decreased flavor and 'off …

The “first hit” toward alcohol reinforcement: role of ethanol metabolites

Y Israel, ME Quintanilla, E Karahanian… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review analyzes literature that describes the behavioral effects of 2 metabolites of
ethanol (EtOH): acetaldehyde and salsolinol (a condensation product of acetaldehyde and …

Metabolomic analyses of banana during postharvest senescence by 1H-high resolution-NMR

Y Yuan, Y Zhao, J Yang, Y Jiang, F Lu, Y Jia, B Yang - Food Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Banana is a tropical fruit widely accepted by people over the world. Its chemical composition
is critical for its organoleptic properties and nutritional value. In this work, the metabolite …

Salsolinol, free of isosalsolinol, exerts ethanol-like motivational/sensitization effects leading to increases in ethanol intake

ME Quintanilla, M Rivera-Meza, PA Berrios-Cárcamo… - Alcohol, 2014 - Elsevier
Salsolinol is formed non-enzymatically when ethanol-derived acetaldehyde binds to
dopamine, yielding 2 distinct products, ie, salsolinol and isosalsolinol. Early animal studies …

(R)‐Salsolinol, a product of ethanol metabolism, stereospecifically induces behavioral sensitization and leads to excessive alcohol intake

ME Quintanilla, M Rivera‐Meza… - Addiction …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ethanol is oxidized in the brain to acetaldehyde, which can condense with dopamine to
generate (R/S)‐salsolinol [(RS)‐SAL]. Racemic salsolinol [(RS)‐SAL] is self‐infused by rats …

Icariin as a preservative to maintain the fruit quality of banana during postharvest storage

J Yang, H Zhu, J Tu, Y Jiang, J Zeng, B Yang - Food and Bioprocess …, 2019 - Springer
Banana is a tropical fruit with good palatability and multiple health benefits. However, the
fruit quality is readily deteriorated during postharvest storage. In this work, icariin was used …

Gene specific modifications unravel ethanol and acetaldehyde actions

Y Israel, M Rivera-Meza, E Karahanian… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Ethanol is metabolized into acetaldehyde mainly by the action of alcohol dehydrogenase in
the liver, while mainly by the action of catalase in the brain. Aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 …

Neuroprotective Activity of Enantiomers of Salsolinol and N-Methyl-(R)-salsolinol: In Vitro and In Silico Studies

M Kurnik-Łucka, G Latacz, A Bucki, M Rivera-Meza… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Salsolinol (1-methyl-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-6, 7-diol) is a close structural analogue
of dopamine with an asymmetric center at the C1 position, and its presence in vivo, both in …

Morin as a preservative for delaying senescence of banana

H Zhu, J Yang, Y Jiang, J Zeng, X Zhou, Y Hua, B Yang - Biomolecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Banana is a climacteric fruit with desirable palatability and high nutritional value. It ripens
rapidly accompanied with metabolite changes during postharvest storage. In this work …

High-performance liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of cationic 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline analogs on Cinchona alkaloid-based zwitterionic chiral …

I Ilisz, N Grecsó, F Fülöp, W Lindner, A Péter - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The stereoisomers of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline analogs were resolved for the
first time by applying a polar ionic mobile phase on a quinine or a quinidine moiety fused …