Ch467 Flashcards
Drupes
fleshy outer layer with stone pit (Ex. peaches)
Pomes
produced by flowering plants; core containing small seeds (Ex. apples)
Veggie subgroups
Bulb, root, tuber, leaves/stems, fruits, seeds
3 main tissue systems
Dermal, vascular, ground
Chlorophyll is…
green
Carotenoids are…
orange
Leucoplasts are…
starch granules
Tonoplasts are…
membranes separating protoplasm from vacuole
Vacuole
flavonoid + water
Parenchyma
FLESHY part of fruits and veggies
Collenchyma
elongated cells that provide supportive structure; more fibrous; CELERY
Sclerenchyma
woody cells that provide gritty texture; PEAR
Cellulose
1,4 beta-glucosodic linkage; insoluble fiber
Hemicellulose
1/2 composed of various sugars; not as rigid, pentose instead of hexose; XYLOSE FOUND!
Protopectin
UNRIPE
Pectin
RIPE
Pectinic acid
de-esterified
Pectic acid
OVERRIPE
Lignin
acts as glue; makes wall rigid and water resistant
During maturation…
cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin content increases
Senscence
aging process of plants
Climacteric
RIPENS post-harvest; apples, bananas, mangoes, tomatoes, pears, peaches, avocados
Non-climacteric
must FULLY ripen on plant; grapes, strawberries, cherries, citrus fruits, pineapples, watermelon
Ethylene gas
accelerates ripening of fruits
Pectin esterase
degradation of pectic substances
Phosphorylase
enzyme in potatoes that promotes sugar formation during storage
Chlorophyll a
blue-green
Chlorophyllase
breaks off phytyl group
Chlorophyllide
molecule minus the phytyl group
Chlorophyllin
abnormally green pigment with methyl and phytyl groups are removed in alkaline medium
Chlorophyll in acid…
Mg ion leaves = olive-green color
Chlorophyll in alkaline…
becomes more stable, Mg ion in place; bright green color