Combined magnetic resonance imaging and high resolution spectroscopy approaches to study the fertilization effects on metabolome, morphology and yeast community of wine grape berries, cultivar Nero di Troia

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  • Alessandra Ciampa
  • Maria Teresa Dell'Abate
  • Alessandro Florio
  • Luigi Tarricone
  • Domenico Di Gennaro
  • Gianfranco Picone
  • Alessia Trimigno
  • Francesco Capozzi
  • Anna Benedetti

Effects of fertilization practices, mineral (M) and organo-mineral (OM), on molecular composition of Nero di Troia cultivar grape berries was studied using conventional chemical analysis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 1 H NMR spectroscopy on intact berries and extracts, respectively, and through analysis of yeast species developed on grape skins. Plants vegetative status did not differ between the two fertilization practices, whereas some grape juice chemical characteristics differed in fertilized grapes. MRI provided information on grape berries morphology through weighted images depending on spin-spin (T2) and spin-lattice (T1) relaxation times. T1 values were the highest in OM grape berries. 1 H NMR metabolic profile, combined with chemometric analysis, evidenced significant differences for some metabolites (valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, and malic acid). Furthermore, higher frequency of yeasts genus Starmella sp., isolated from OM grape berries contributed to reinforcing the found results on the physiological response of wine grape Nero di Troia to fertilization.

Original languageEnglish
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume274
Pages (from-to)831-839
Number of pages9
ISSN0308-8146
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • H NMR metabolic profile, Fertilization, Grape berry morphology, Grape berry yeasts, MRI

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