New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L.
The carotenoid content of Medicago sativa L. harvested in May (1985) at Cluj-Napoca have been studied. The main carotenoid pigments found were lutein and b-carotine followed, in decreasing order, by violoxanthine, cryptoxanthine, neoxanthine, zeaxanthine and neo-b-carotine. There were a high content...
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| description | The carotenoid content of Medicago sativa L. harvested in May (1985) at Cluj-Napoca have been studied. The main carotenoid pigments found were lutein and b-carotine followed, in decreasing order, by violoxanthine, cryptoxanthine, neoxanthine, zeaxanthine and neo-b-carotine. There were a high content of carotenoids with provitaminic structure (45,9%), and that of b-iononic structure, but a low content in epoxids and zeaxanthine. Only bicyclic carotenoids of alfa and beta fenonic structures have been found in stems and leaves.
Due to the high biomass yield Medicago sativa L. seems suitable for industrial carotenoid production, too. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c52c0009559b42978e3a33a3363f6dca2022-12-21T19:44:56ZengAcademicPresNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca0255-965X1842-43091987-08-01171939810.15835/nbha171240248New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L.Gavrila NEAMTU0Fl. IRIMIE1University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Manastur St., 400372 Cluj-NapocaUniversity of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Manastur St., 400372 Cluj-NapocaThe carotenoid content of Medicago sativa L. harvested in May (1985) at Cluj-Napoca have been studied. The main carotenoid pigments found were lutein and b-carotine followed, in decreasing order, by violoxanthine, cryptoxanthine, neoxanthine, zeaxanthine and neo-b-carotine. There were a high content of carotenoids with provitaminic structure (45,9%), and that of b-iononic structure, but a low content in epoxids and zeaxanthine. Only bicyclic carotenoids of alfa and beta fenonic structures have been found in stems and leaves. Due to the high biomass yield Medicago sativa L. seems suitable for industrial carotenoid production, too.http://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/240Carotenoid pigmentsMedicago sativa |
| spellingShingle | Gavrila NEAMTU Fl. IRIMIE New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca Carotenoid pigments Medicago sativa |
| title | New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L. |
| title_full | New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L. |
| title_fullStr | New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L. |
| title_full_unstemmed | New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L. |
| title_short | New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L. |
| title_sort | new natural carotenoid sources i carotenoid pigments of medicago sativa l |
| topic | Carotenoid pigments Medicago sativa |
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