ONION (ALLIUM-CEPA L.) THIOSULFINATES RESPOND TO INCREASING SULFUR FERTILITY

被引:51
作者
RANDLE, WM [1 ]
BLOCK, E [1 ]
LITTLEJOHN, MH [1 ]
PUTMAN, D [1 ]
BUSSARD, ML [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY ALBANY,DEPT CHEM,ALBANY,NY 12222
关键词
ONION; ALLIUM CEPA; FLAVOR; FERTILITY; SULFUR; THIOSULFINATE;
D O I
10.1021/jf00046a003
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
Onions (Allium cepa L.) were greenhouse grown with various sulfur fertilities and assayed for changes in thiosulfinates and related compounds. The concentrations of methyl, n-propyl, and 1-propenyl thiosulfinates, the zwiebelanes, and the onion lachrymatory factor (LF) increased with a linear trend as sulfur fertility increased with the exception of methanesulfinothioic acid S-n-propyl ester (MeS(O)SPr-n) and methanesulfinothioic acid S-methyl ester (MeS(O)SMe). The (thiosulfinate plus zwiebelanes):LF ratio increased with increased sulfur fertility, suggesting that the former were being formed at a greater rate at higher sulfur fertility. Variation in absolute and relative concentrations of these three classes of sulfur compounds with changing S fertility could cause subtle flavor differences in onion.
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页码:2085 / 2088
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