Abstract
The use of the root crop cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is constrained by its rapid deterioration after harvesting. Chemical and spectroscopic examination earlier revealed the accumulation of the four hydroxycoumarins esculetin, esculin, scopolin and scopoletin derived from the phenylpropanoid pathway, during the time course of postharvest deterioration. In this investigation the scopoletin level in parenchymal samples of four cassava cultivars used in Benin, i.e. Kpaki kpika, Kpaki soan, Logoguesse kotorou and BEN 86052, was investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture |
Vol/bind | 91 |
Udgave nummer | 13 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2344–2347 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0022-5142 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2011 |
Emneord
- cassava roots
- chips
- wound response
- scopoletin
- Benin