Carotenoid pigments in GAC fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis SPRENG)

被引：101

作者：

Aoki, H

Kieu, NTM

Kuze, N

Tomisaka, K

Van Chuyen, N

机构：

[1] San Ei Gen FFI Inc, Food Color Lab Div, Toyonaka, Osaka 5618588, Japan

[2] Japan Womens Univ, Dept Food & Nutr, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1128681, Japan

来源：

BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY | 2002年 / 66卷 / 11期

关键词：

carotenoid; momordica; beta-carotene; lycopene; Gac;

D O I：

10.1271/bbb.66.2479

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The carotenoids in Gac fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis spreng) were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the concentrations of beta-carotene, lycopene, zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin were measured. Lycopene was found to be predominantly present in the Gac seed membrane at a concentration of up to 380 mug/g of seed membrane. The concentration of lycopene in the Gac seed membrane was about ten-fold higher than that in known lycopene-rich fruit and vegetables, indicating that Gac fruit could be a new and potentially valuable source of lycopene.

引用

页码：2479 / 2482

页数：4

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