Saponification influence in carotenoid determination in cerrado passion fruit

Quimica nova

Faleiro, Fábio Gelape¹  Sano, Sueli Matiko²  Silva, Dijalma Barbosa da²  Vieira, Roberto Fontes²  Agostini-Costa, Tânia da Silveira²  Wondracek, Daniele Cristina³ 

[1] Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, Brasil;Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brasil;Universidade de Brasília, Brasília

关键词: Passiflora;    carotenoids;    passion fruit.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422012000100031

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

This work describes the evaluation of the effect of saponification process in the carotenoid's content of three species of passion fruit. The results indicated the saponification of the extract was necessary to obtain cis-violaxanthin, trans-violaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin hydrolyzed. These compounds were found in fruits of commercial P. edulis and yellow wild P. edulis. However, the extract saponification did not permitted to obtain free carotenes in fruits of wild purple P. edulis and P. setacea, and to trans-violaxanthin of P. cincinnata, therefore saponification was not indicated in the carotenoid analysis of these three accessions of passion fruit.

【 授权许可】

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