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Sapindaceae
About: Sapindaceae is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 84 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1527 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated postharvest browning of lychee fruits in relation to anthocyanins, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and phenols, using a purified PPO, Anthocyanin extract and phenolic extract.
Abstract: Postharvest browning of lychee fruits is investigated in relation to anthocyanins, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and phenols, using a purified PPO, anthocyanin extract and phenolic extract. Lychee PPO cannot oxidise the degradation of anthocyanins, but the presence of phenolic extract stimulates pigment degradation by PPO, leading to the development of brown pigments. The absorbance at 410 nm of the reaction solution is correlated well with the peel browning index. Pyrogallol, catechol and 4-methylcatechol are good stimulators, but no action with chlorogenic acid, p-cresol, resorcinol or tyrosine is observed. A decrease in the ascorbic acid content of lychee pericarp is associated with an increase in the peel browning index, and the addition of ascorbic acid to the reaction mixture exerts a preventive action on the anthocyanin degradation. Data here suggest that anthocyanins, PPO and phenols contribute to lychee pericarp browning involved in anthocyanin–PPO–phenol reactions.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and mineral content of six cultivars of Dimocarpus longan, Lychee (Litchi chinensis ), and rambutan ( Nephelium lappaceum ) were analyzed from different locations in Hawaii.
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TL;DR: A robust clade of core "sapindalean" taxa is identified that is sister to representatives of Malvales and there was no support for the recognition of the two more narrowly defined orders, Rutales and Sapindales sensu stricto.
Abstract: An analysis of rbcL sequence data for representatives of families of putative sapindalean/rutalean affinity identified a robust clade of core "sapindalean" taxa that is sister to representatives of Malvales. The constitution of this clade approximates the broad concept of Sapindales (sensu Cronquist). Five lineages within the order are recognized: a "rutaceae" clade (Rutaceae, Cneoraceae, Ptaeroxylaceae, Simaroubaceae sensu stricto, and Meliaceae); a "sapindaceae" clade (Sapindaceae, Aceraceae, and Hippocastenaceae); Anacardiaceae plus Burseraceae; Kirkiaceae; and Zygophyllaceae pro parte. Relationships among these groups were only weakly resolved, but there was no support for the recognition of the two more narrowly defined orders, Rutales and Sapindales sensu stricto. Several families that have previously been allied to Sapindales or Rutales show no affinity to the core sapindalean taxa identified with the molecular data, and are excluded from the order: viz. Akaniaceae, Bretschneideraceae, Conneraceae, Coriariaceae, Melianthaceae, Meliosmaceae, Physenaceae, Rhabdodrendraceae, Sabiaceae, Staphyleaceae, Stylobasiaceae, Surianaceae, and Zygophyllaceae sensu stricto.
193 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a large amount of polyphenolic compounds with strong antioxidant activity was present in the pericarp of harvested lychee fruits and three major components of the ethyl acetate fraction were obtained by reverse phase highperformance liquid chromatography and determined to be flavanol by their ultraviolet/visible spectra.
139 citations
TL;DR: To determine crossreactivity between antibodies against lychee fruit and other plants and to characterize the allergen, an anaphylactic reaction after the consumption of Litchi sinensis is described.
Abstract: Background and Objective Due to the increasing popularity of exotic fruits in the Western diet, allergologists are confronted with allergic reactions to substances in these plants. The present report describes an anaphylactic reaction after the consumption of lychee fruit (Litchi sinensis). The atopic patient also suffers from rhinoconjunctivitis due to a sensitization against pollen of the Compositae family, as well as from dyspnoea after eating sunflower seeds. Our goals were to determine crossreactivity between antibodies against lychee fruit and other plants and to characterize the allergen. Methods and results Specific IgE against lychee fruits were detected by an EAST assay. The allergen was characterized by immunoblot, immunoblot inhibition and EAST inhibition assays. Broad crossreactivity between lychee fruit and other plants was found and profilin identified as the protein responsible for the patient's complex allergy syndrome. Conclusion Lychee fruit contains a significant amount of profilin. Consumption of this exotic fruit can cause severe anaphylactic reactions in patients being sensitized against the plant pan-allergen profilin.
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