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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Effect of cell wall polysaccharides on the peelability in table grape berries.

Boxiang Zhao, Junfei Bi, Haonan Wang, Mingyuan Wang, Wei Ji

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Boxiang Zhao1Institute of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China.
Junfei BiCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Haonan WangCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Mingyuan Wang1Institute of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China.
Wei JiCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.

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Grape peelability varieties meet the demand for convenience and hygiene and are popular Grape varieties with easy peelability meet consumer demands for convenience and hygiene, making them increasingly popular. Differences in grape peelability are likely associated with variations in cell wall polysaccharide composition in the pulp and skin. Twelve table grape varieties ('Zaoheibao', 'Qiuhongbao', 'Summer Black', 'Black Balado', 'Jinghongbao', 'Lihongbao', 'Flame Seedless', 'Crimson Seedless', 'Wanheibao', 'Wuhecuibao', 'Thompson Seedless' and 'Hutai No. 8') were selected to investigate skin-pulp adherence, skin cell morphology, and cell wall polysaccharide content during fruit development. The role of cell wall polysaccharides in peelability was evaluated by assessing skin-pulp adherencce, skin cell morphology, cell wall polysaccharide content, and activities of related degrading enzymes across developmental stages of different grape varieties. Results showed that skin-pulp adherencce decreased by 6.4%~52.4% during fruit development, with significant varietal differences. 'Black Balado' exhibited the highest adhesion, while 'Flame Seedless' had the lowest. Cluster analysis grouped ten Eurasian grape varieties into two categories. The first group, which was easier to skin, included 'Flame Seedless', 'Thompson Seedless', 'Wuhecuibao', 'Zaoheibao', 'Wanheibao', 'Jinghongbao', 'Lihongbao', 'Qiuhongbao' and 'Wuhebai'. The second group, characterized by poor peelability, included 'Black Balado'. Anatomical observations revealed that as fruit development progressed, intercellular adhesion weakened and pulp cell separation became more pronounced. As fruit developed, cell wall polysaccharide content (cell wall material, cellulose, hemicellulose, protopectin, chelator-soluble pectin, water soluble pectin) decreased, while the activities of related degrading enzymes (cellulase, β-glucosidase, xylanase, xyloglucan endotransglycosylase, β-mannanase, polygalacturonase, pectate lyase, pectin methyl esterase, β-galactosidase, α-L-arabinofuranosidase) gradually increased. Specifically, the cell wall material content of the cell walls decreased by 30.3% to 64.8% in the pulp and by 23.9% to 51.4% in the pericarp across different varieties. protopectin and chelator-soluble pectin showed the most significant declines. In 'Flame Seedless' peel, protopectin content decreased by 97.1%, from 2067 µg•g

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cell wall polysaccharidesgrape maturitypeelabilityskin-pulp adherencetable grape

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