Accepted Manuscript Activation of the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway reveals a novel action mechanism of the elicitor effect of chitosan on avocado fruit epicarp Luis-Ángel Xoca-Orozco, Selene Aguilera-Aguirre, Julio Vega- Arreguín, Gustavo Acevedo-Hernández, Erik Tovar-Pérez, Alexandra Stoll, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Alejandra Chacón-López PII: S0963-9969(18)30969-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.12.023 Reference: FRIN 8148 To appear in: Food Research International Received date: 4 July 2018 Revised date: 2 December 2018 Accepted date: 20 December 2018 Please cite this article as: Luis-Ángel Xoca-Orozco, Selene Aguilera-Aguirre, Julio Vega- Arreguín, Gustavo Acevedo-Hernández, Erik Tovar-Pérez, Alexandra Stoll, Luis Herrera- Estrella, Alejandra Chacón-López , Activation of the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway reveals a novel action mechanism of the elicitor effect of chitosan on avocado fruit epicarp. Frin (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.12.023 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.