Table 1.
Contents of endogenous melatonin in different post-harvest fruits.
| Common name | Scientific name | Analytical method | Harvesting place/time/plant developmental stage | Melatonin content (ng/g) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Malus domestica | HPLC-FD | – | 0.04 FW | Hattori et al., 1995 |
| Malus pumila | GC-MS | Egypt | 0.16 FW | Badria, 2002 | |
| Not specified | GC/MS | – | 0.05 WW | Simopoulos et al., 2005 | |
| Banana | Musa ensete | GC-MS | Germany; Spring and Summer 1993 | 0.47 FW | Dubbels et al., 1995 |
| Musa ensete | GC-MS | Egypt | 0.66 FW | Badria, 2002 | |
| Black olive | Not specified | LC-MS/MS | Turkey | 0.01 DW | Kocadagli et al., 2014 |
| Cherry | Prunus cerasus cv. Balaton | HPLC-ECD | United States; 17 July; United States; 26 July; United States; 7 August | 1.07 ± 0.35 FW; 2.18 ± 0.26 FW; 2.03 ± 0.29 FW | Burkhardt et al., 2001 |
| Prunus cerasus cv. Montmorency | HPLC-ECD | United States; 17 July; United States; 26 July; United States; 7 August | 13.51 ± 1.11 FW; 15.43 ± 1.75 FW; 13.96 ± 1.31 FW | Burkhardt et al., 2001 | |
| Prunus cerasus cv. Balaton | HPLC-EMS | The Cherry Marketing Institute | 12.3 ± 2 DW | Kirakosyan et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus cerasus cv. Montmorency | HPLC-EMS | The Cherry Marketing Institute | 2.9 ± 0.6 DW | Kirakosyan et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Burlat | HPLC-MS | Spain; around mid-May | 0.22 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Navalinda | HPLC-MS | Spain; 6 days after Burlat | 0.03 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Van | HPLC-MS | Spain; 18 days after Burlat | 0.01 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Pico Limón Negro | HPLC-MS | Spain; 31 days after Burlat | 0.01 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Sweetheart | HPLC-MS | Spain; 33 days after Burlat | 0.06 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Pico Negro | HPLC-MS | Spain; 37 days after Burlat | 0.12 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Pico Colorado | HPLC-MS | Spain; 44 days after Burlat | 0.05 FW | GonzálezGómez et al., 2009 | |
| Prunus avium cv. Hongdeng/Rainier | SPE HPLC | IFP/BAAFS; 10-year-old Hongdeng, 12-year-old Rainier trees | 10 – 20 FW | Zhao et al., 2013 | |
| Cranberry | Vaccinium oxycoccos | UPLC-MS | Haida Gwaii; September 2010 | 40,000 DW | Brown et al., 2012 |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea | UPLC-MS | Haida Gwaii; September 2010 | 25,000 DW | Brown et al., 2012 | |
| Vaccinium macrocarpon | UPLC-MS | Haida Gwaii; September 2010 | 96,000 DW | Brown et al., 2012 | |
| Grape | Vitis vinifera cv. Nebbiolo | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.97 | Iriti et al., 2006 |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Croatina | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.87 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Barbera | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.63 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.42 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Franc | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.01 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Marzemino | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.03 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Sangiovese | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.33 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot | HPLC-ELISA | Italy | 0.26 | Iriti et al., 2006 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec | CEC | Argentina; April 2009 | 0.6 – 1.2 | Stege et al., 2010 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot | UPLC-(ToF)MS | British, 21–30 August 2008 | 100,000 – 150,000 FW | Murch et al., 2010 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Malbec | HPLC-ESI-MS/MS | Gualtallary; 11-year-old plants | 8.9 – 158.9 | Boccalandro et al., 2011 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot | UPLC-MS/MS | Conegliano; 2009 | 3.9 – 9.3 | Vitalini et al., 2011 | |
| Vitis vinifera cv. Sangiovese | MEPS-HPLC-F | Italy | 1.5 FW | Mercolini et al., 2012 | |
| Vitis vinifera | MEPS-HPLC-F | Italy | 1.2 FW | Mercolini et al., 2012 | |
| Kiwi | Actinidia chinensis | HPLC-FD | – | 0.02 FW | Hattori et al., 1995 |
| Mulberry | Morus nigra cv. ‘Hongguo2’ Morus alba cv. ‘Baiyuwang’ | HPLC-ESI-MS/MS | China; 15, 21 and 28 April; 5, 12, 20, and 25 May | 0.58 – 1.41 FW | Wang et al., 2016a |
| Pineapple | Ananas comosus | HPLC-FD | – | 0.04 FW | Hattori et al., 1995 |
| Ananas comosus | GC-MS | Egypt | 0.28 FW | Badria, 2002 | |
| Not specified | GC/MS | – | 0.04 WW | Simopoulos et al., 2005 | |
| Pomegranate | Punica granatum | GC-MS | Egypt | 0.17 FW | Badria, 2002 |
| Strawberry | Fragaria magna | HPLC-FD | – | 0.01 FW | Hattori et al., 1995 |
| Fragaria magna | GC-MS | Egypt | 0.14 FW | Badria, 2002 | |
| Fragaria ananassa cv. Camarosa | LC-MS; LC-FD | Spain; March 2009 and April 2010 | 5.58 ± 0.01 FW | Stürtz et al., 2011 | |
| Fragaria ananassa cv. Candonga | LC-MS; LC-FD | Spain; March 2009 and April 2010 | 5.5 ± 0.6 FW | Stürtz et al., 2011 | |
| Fragaria ananassa cv. Festival | LC-MS; LC-FD | Spain; March 2009 and April 2010 | 11.26 ± 0.13 FW | Stürtz et al., 2011 | |
| Fragaria ananassa cv. Primoris | LC-MS; LC-FD | Spain; March 2009 and April 2010 | 8.5 ± 0.6FW | Stürtz et al., 2011 | |
| Not specified | GC/MS | – | 0.01 WW | Simopoulos et al., 2005 |
FW, fresh weight; DW, dry weight; WW, wet weight.