A study is made of the relationship between the accumulation of oxaloacetic acid in the tissue and the subsequent development of low‐temperature breakdown in cold‐stored apples. A short interim period of storage at higher temperature reduces both the accumulation of oxaloacetic acid and the intensity of tissue breakdown. Concomitant changes in pyruvic and α‐oxoglutaric acids are measured and from the results obtained it is suggested that low‐temperature breakdown is caused by an interference in the operation of the Krebs cycle in the tissue.
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