Institute of Organic Chemistry and Centre of Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Gerontology. 2011;57(6):521-7. doi: 10.1159/000321877. Epub 2010 Dec 15.
The ripening of bananas is seen by a characteristic change of their color from deep green to bright yellow. Likewise, their over-ripening and eventual rotting are accompanied by the appearance of an unappetizing brown. Chlorophyll breakdown is a major contributor to the visual signs of these processes in bananas. Outlined here are the basic structures of chlorophyll catabolites in higher plants, with particular reference to ripening and aging bananas. In these fruits, unique fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites accumulate and give rise to their fascinating blue luminescence.
香蕉的成熟过程表现为其颜色从深绿色变为亮黄色的特征性变化。同样，过度成熟和最终腐烂伴随着令人不快的棕色出现。叶绿素的分解是这些过程在香蕉中表现出可见迹象的主要原因。本文概述了高等植物中叶绿素分解产物的基本结构，特别提到了成熟和衰老的香蕉。在这些水果中，独特的荧光叶绿素分解产物积累并产生迷人的蓝色发光。
