Changes in scopoletin concentration in cassava chips from four varieties during storage

Gbemenou Joselin Benoit Gnonlonfin, Fernand Gbaguidi, Joachim D. Gbenou, Ambaliou Sanni, Leon Brimer

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    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).
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
    Volume91
    Issue number13
    Pages (from-to)2344–2347
    Number of pages4
    ISSN0022-5142
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • Benin
    • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
    • Fast Foods
    • Food Handling
    • Manihot
    • Plant Roots
    • Scopoletin
    • Water

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