High Tartronic Acid Content Germplasms Screening of Cucumber and Its Response to Exogenous Agents

Tartronic acid is known for its potential to inhibit sugar-to-lipid conversion in the human body, leading to weight loss and fat reduction. This compound is predominantly found in cucumbers and other cucurbit crops. Therefore, cultivating cucumbers with high tartronic acid content holds significant...

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Published in:Foods 2024-05, Vol.13 (10), p.1484
Main Authors: Zhang, Zhongren, Qu, Yixin, Wang, Ruijia, Wang, Yaru, Yang, Songlin, Sun, Lei, Li, Sen, Gao, Yiming, Dong, Yuming, Liu, Xingwang, Ren, Huazhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Analysis
Body weight loss
Carboxylic acids
Chromatography
Crops
cucumber
Cucumbers
Cucurbitaceae
Enzymes
Fertilizers
Flowering
Foliar applications
Food quality
fruit parts
fruiting
Fruits
Germplasm
Growth
Harvesting
harvesting period
humans
Identification and classification
Lipids
Metabolism
microbial agent
Microorganisms
Nutritional aspects
Reproducibility
Spraying
Statistical analysis
Sucrose
Tartronic acid
Variance analysis
Vegetables
Weight loss
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Summary:Tartronic acid is known for its potential to inhibit sugar-to-lipid conversion in the human body, leading to weight loss and fat reduction. This compound is predominantly found in cucumbers and other cucurbit crops. Therefore, cultivating cucumbers with high tartronic acid content holds significant health implications. In this study, we assessed the tartronic acid content in 52 cucumber germplasms with favorable overall traits and identified 8 cucumber germplasms with elevated tartronic acid levels. Our investigation into factors influencing cucumber tartronic acid revealed a decrease in content with fruit development from the day of flowering. Furthermore, tartronic acid content was higher in early-harvested fruits compared to late-harvested ones, with the rear part of the fruit exhibiting significantly higher content than other parts. Foliar spraying of microbial agents increased tartronic acid content by 84.4%. This study provides valuable resources for breeding high tartronic acid cucumbers and offers practical insights for optimizing cucumber production practices.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods13101484