关键词: 果蔬, 抗氰呼吸, 交替氧化酶

Abstract: The cyanide-resistant respiration is a cyanide insensitive electron transport chain respiration, and its terminal oxidase, alternative oxidase (AOX), has the function to scavenge the reactive oxygen species, inhibit cell death and enhance stress tolerance of fruits and vegetables. It plays an important role in physiological process of fruits and vegetables growth and development. Recently, the operating mechanism of cyanide-resistant respiration and physiological significance of AOX have become a hot topic in ripening and senescence of fruits and vegetables. The paper mainly summarizes the latest research advances about the structure and functions of AOX, regulation mechanism of cyanide-resistant respiration and the studies of cyanide-resistant respiration on fruits and vegetables.

Key words: fruits and vegetables, cyanide-resistant respiration, alternative oxidase