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Physiological and Biochemical Changes During the Growth of Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L.) Fruit Cultivated in Vietnam


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The activity of enzymes α-amylase, catalase, and peroxidase in the custard apple at different maturation stages

Time of fruit growth α-amylase activity (UI·g−1·h−1) Catalase activity (µM H2O2·g−1·min−1) Peroxidase activity (UI·g−1·s−1)
week 3 0.032g ± 0.001 2.083g ± 0.440 0.097g ± 0.003
week 5 0.055f ± 0.004 2.917fg ± 0.830 0.125f ± 0.012
week 7 0.076ef ± 0.006 6.792ce ± 0.923 0.167e ± 0.017
week 9 0.093e ± 0.007 10.833ab ± 1.167 0.193e ± 0.009
week 11 2.460d ± 0.017 11.542a ± 1.261 0.226d ± 0.006
week 13 9.958c ± 0.232 9.958bc ± 1.032 0.403cd ± 0.003
week 14 11.917ab ± 0.83 8.917c ± 0.830 0.505c ± 0.022
week 15 12.208a ± 0.950 5.208e ± 0.650 0.796b ± 0.013
week 16 11.167b ± 0.88 3.167f ± 0.88 0.858a ± 0.026

Content of reducing sugars, starch, and tannins in the custard apple at different stages of fruit development

Time of fruit growth Reducing sugar content (% of fresh fruit weight) Starch content (% of fresh fruit weight) Tannin content (% of dried fruit weight)
week 3 1.633e ± 0.087 2.444f ± 0.042 11.400a ± 0.641
week 5 1.181f ± 0.082 2.111f ± 0.020 10.961a ± 0.928
week 7 0.830g ± 0.042 1.143h ± 0.029 8.730b ± 0.420
week 9 1.175f ± 0.050 3.249e ± 0.030 5.820c ± 0.210
week 11 1.783e ± 0.104 6.003c ± 0.104 4.244d ± 0.121
week 13 2.072d ± 0.023 10.011a ± 0.511 2.037e ± 0.151
week 14 5.136c ± 0.047 8.692b ± 0.403 1.407f ± 0.253
week 15 10.972b ± 0.308 4.819d ± 0.687 0.728g ± 0.042
week 16 13.577a ± 0.331 1.795g ± 0.062 0.582g ± 0.035

Content of chlorophylls in custard apple peel at different stages of fruit development

Time of fruit growth Chlorophyll a (mg·g−1 fresh peel) Chlorophyll b (mg·g−1 fresh peel) Chlorophyll (a+b) (mg·g−1 fresh peel) Carotenoid content (mg·g−1 fresh peel)
week 3 0.011f ± 0.001 0.025g ± 0.002 0.036h ± 0.001 0.014e ± 0.002
week 5 0.020e ± 0.002 0.037f ± 0.001 0.057g ± 0.001 0.016de ± 0.002
week 7 0.027d ± 0.002 0.064d ± 0.002 0.091e ± 0.002 0.016de ± 0.001
week 9 0.036c ± 0.003 0.076c ± 0.001 0.112c ± 0.005 0.017e ± 0.001
week 11 0.041b ± 0.001 0.086b ± 0.002 0.127b ± 0.003 0.019d ± 0.002
week 13 0.046a ± 0.001 0.095a ± 0.002 0.141a ± 0.001 0.027c ± 0.003
week 14 0.040b ± 0.001 0.061d ± 0.003 0.101d ± 0.003 0.051b ± 0.004
week 15 0.025d ± 0.001 0.051e ± 0.002 0.077f ± 0.002 0.065a ± 0.002
week 16 0.021e ± 0.002 0.020h ± 0.002 0.041g ± 0.002 0.063a ± 0.004

Content of proteins, lipids, total organic acids and vitamin C in the custard apple at different stages of fruit development

Time of fruit growth Proteins content (% of dried fruit weight) Lipids content (% of dried fruit weight) Total organic acids content (mg·100 g−1 fresh fruit) Vitamin C content (mg·100 g−1 fresh fruit)
week 3 11.175a ± 1.281 11.450a ± 1.304 97.917a ± 1.102 32.467b ± 2.897
week 5 9.812b ± 1.002 9.583b ± 1.287 78.333b ± 2.205 22.125de ± 1.654
week 7 8.718c ± 0.987 8.718bc ± 1.334 59.167c ± 3.835 18.667ef ± 1.376
week 9 8.618c ± 0.930 8.127c ± 1.311 53.750cd ± 2.722 20.680e ± 2.684
week 11 8.268dc ± 0.810 7.789dc ± 0.959 49.583d ± 4.463 24.267d ± 2.230
week 13 7.925d ± 0.821 7.512d ± 0.870 43.750de ± 3.715 26.133cd ± 2.467
week 14 7.868d ± 0.645 6.896de ± 0.852 36.250e ± 4.722 27.267bc ± 3.450
week 15 7.181de ± 0.694 6.320e ± 0.572 29.667f ± 3.833 36.200a ± 3.336
week 16 6.150e ± 0.536 4.588f ± 0.169 22.860g± 2.735 35.500ab± 3.489
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