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To evaluate the antifungal efficacy and mechanism of s-methyl butanethioate against Botrytis cinerea and engineer a β-cyclodextrin-based slow-release card to prevent gray mold in peach fruit.

July 23, 2025Postharvest Biology and TechnologyOpen Access

Antifungal activity of s-methyl butanethioate against Botrytis cinerea, preparation of slow-release fresh-keeping card and its application to control gray mold of peach fruit

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ZWZhimin WangInstitute of Plant Protection MHMingming HuangShandong Agricultural University MDMei DaiTaizhou Second People's Hospital

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Experimental study demonstrates that a slow-release s-methyl butanethioate card controls gray mold in harvested peaches, suggesting a safer alternative to synthetic fungicides.

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To evaluate the antifungal efficacy and mechanism of s-methyl butanethioate against Botrytis cinerea and engineer a β-cyclodextrin-based slow-release card to prevent gray mold in peach fruit.
Fumigated Botrytis cinerea cultures and harvested peaches with synthetic s-methyl butanethioate at concentrations of 50, 100, 200, and 300 μL/L to assess mycelial growth, conidial germination, and decay.
Analyzed fungal cell death pathways, focusing on reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and mitochondrial damage.
Encapsulated s-methyl butanethioate inside β-cyclodextrin to formulate a slow-release fresh-keeping card, confirming structure via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR).
Fumigation with s-methyl butanethioate dose-dependently inhibited B. cinerea growth, germination, and gray mold incidence, inducing conidial apoptosis via ROS accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction.
The β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex card extended s-methyl butanethioate release over 15 days, providing stronger antifungal suppression than direct fumigation.
Application of the slow-release card eliminated the peach surface damage observed with direct, unencapsulated fumigation.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9b451f2fca9098b2910cae https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2025.113791

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Experimental study demonstrates that a slow-release s-methyl butanethioate card controls gray mold in harvested peaches, suggesting a safer alternative to synthetic fungicides.

Antifungal activity of s-methyl butanethioate against Botrytis cinerea, preparation of slow-release fresh-keeping card and its application to control gray mold of peach fruit

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Antifungal activity of s-methyl butanethioate against Botrytis cinerea, preparation of slow-release fresh-keeping card and its application to control gray mold of peach fruit

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