PROCESS FOR THE OVERPRODUCTION OF SHIKIMIC ACID AND PHENOLIC ACIDS IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS.

摘要

The invention relates to a process for the overproduction of shikimic acid and phenolic compounds in fruit and vegetable crops, by means of the combined post-harvest application of abiotic stresses and glyphosate to fruit and vegetable crops in order to produce bioactive compounds of wide-ranging interest and commercial value. The carrot (Daucus carota) was used as the fruit and vegetable crop model. The process can be used to produce and store shikimic acid (AS) and a wide variety of phenolic compounds (CF) in the treated fruit and vegetable crop. There was an increase of more than 1000% in the concentration of shikimic acid and other compounds overproduced and stored as a result of the application of this technology in relation to concentrations in untreated fruit and vegetable crops. The stressed fruit and vegetable crops can be subsequently processed in order to extract and purify the bioactive compounds of interest.