QUANTIFYING ONION FLAVOR COMPOUNDS RESPONDING TO SULFUR FERTILITY - SULFUR INCREASES LEVELS OF ALK(EN)YL CYSTEINE SULFOXIDES AND BIOSYNTHETIC INTERMEDIATES

被引:119
作者
RANDLE, WM [1 ]
LANCASTER, JE [1 ]
SHAW, ML [1 ]
SUTTON, KH [1 ]
HAY, RL [1 ]
BUSSARD, ML [1 ]
机构
[1] CROP & FOOD RES,CHRISTCHURCH,NEW ZEALAND
关键词
S-ALK(EN)YL-L-CYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; TRANS(+)-S-(1-P2ROPENYL)-L-CYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; (+)S-METHYL-L-CYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; (+)S-PROPYL-L-CYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYL PEPTIDE; S-2-CARBOXYPROPYL GLUTATHIONE; GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-(1-PROPENYL)-L-CYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; HPLC; PYRUVIC ACID; SOLUBLE SOLIDS CONCENTRATION; FLAVOR;
D O I
10.21273/JASHS.120.6.1075
中图分类号
S6 [园艺];
学科分类号
0902 ;
摘要
Three onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivars were grown to maturity at five S fertility levels and analyzed for Salk(en)yl-l-cysteine sulfoxide (ACSO) flavor precursors, gamma-glutamyl peptide (gamma-GP) intermediates, bulb S, pyruvic acid, and soluble solids content. ACSO concentration and composition changed with S fertility, and the response was cultivar dependent. At S treatments that induced S deficiency symptoms during active bulbing, (+)S-methyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide was the dominant flavor precursor, and the flavor pathway was a strong sink for available S, As S fertility increased to luxuriant levels, trans(+)-S-(1-propenyl)-L-cysteine sulfoxide (PRENCSO) became the dominant ACSO. (+)S-propyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide was found in low concentration relative to total ACSO at all S fertility treatments. With low S fertility, S rapidly was metabolized and low gamma-GP concentrations were detected. As S fertility increased, gamma-GP increased, especially gamma-L-glutamyl-S-(1-propenyl)-1-cysteine sulfoxide, the penultimate compound leading to ACSO synthesis. Nearly 95% of the total bulb S could be accounted for in the measured S compounds at low S fertility. However, at the highest S treatment, only 40% of the total bulb S could be attributed to the ACSO and gamma-GP, indicating that other S compounds were significant S reservoirs in onions. Concentrations of enzymatically produced pyruvic acid (EPY) were most closely related to PRENCSO concentrations. Understanding the dynamics of flavor accumulation in onion and other vegetable Alliums will become increasing important as the food and phytomedicinal industries move toward greater product standardization and characterization.
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