Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value

To investigate the effect of low light (LL, 50% natural light) during grain filling (GF) stage on rice transamination, amino acid (AA) accumulation, nutritional value, and cooking quality in three different rice genotypes, transaminase activities and AA levels in grains during GF stage and the trait...

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Main Authors: Liang Cheng-gang, Liu Jia, Wang Yan, Xiong Dan, Ding Chun-bang, Li Tian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
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author Liang Cheng-gang
Liu Jia
Wang Yan
Xiong Dan
Ding Chun-bang
Li Tian
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Liu Jia
Wang Yan
Xiong Dan
Ding Chun-bang
Li Tian
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description To investigate the effect of low light (LL, 50% natural light) during grain filling (GF) stage on rice transamination, amino acid (AA) accumulation, nutritional value, and cooking quality in three different rice genotypes, transaminase activities and AA levels in grains during GF stage and the traits that significantly affected rice quality (physical appearance, cooking quality, and nutritional value) were analyzed. LL did not disturb transamination in rice grains during GF stage, as minimal impact was found on alanine and aspartate transaminase activities. Nevertheless, most AAs in caryopses, including lysine and threonine, increased in response to LL, except for sulfur-containing AAs. These results suggest that AA metabolism and accumulation in rice grains were rarely suppressed by LL during GF stage. Rice nutritional ingredients at harvest, such as major protein components including glutelin and most important essential amino acids (EAAs) including lysine and threonine, increased significantly in response to LL, whereas most protein and EAA ratios were rarely affected. However, LL markedly affected physical appearance of rice grains by reducing brown rice rate, milled rice rate, and 1000-grain weight and increasing the chalkiness rate. In addition, cooking qualities decreased in response to LL, while breakdown values and amylose levels decreased and setback values increased. We concluded that LL during GF stage decreased the cooking quality of rice, but could potentially improve the nutritional value of rice.
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spelling doaj.art-e2632485a1ce40f69858e758ba78dc582022-12-22T03:58:04ZengElsevierRice Science1672-63082015-07-0122419720610.1016/j.rsci.2015.04.003Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional ValueLiang Cheng-gang0Liu Jia1Wang Yan2Xiong Dan3Ding Chun-bang4Li Tian5Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Cultivation in Southwest Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Cultivation in Southwest Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Cultivation in Southwest Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Cultivation in Southwest Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources and Gene Improvement, Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Cultivation in Southwest Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaTo investigate the effect of low light (LL, 50% natural light) during grain filling (GF) stage on rice transamination, amino acid (AA) accumulation, nutritional value, and cooking quality in three different rice genotypes, transaminase activities and AA levels in grains during GF stage and the traits that significantly affected rice quality (physical appearance, cooking quality, and nutritional value) were analyzed. LL did not disturb transamination in rice grains during GF stage, as minimal impact was found on alanine and aspartate transaminase activities. Nevertheless, most AAs in caryopses, including lysine and threonine, increased in response to LL, except for sulfur-containing AAs. These results suggest that AA metabolism and accumulation in rice grains were rarely suppressed by LL during GF stage. Rice nutritional ingredients at harvest, such as major protein components including glutelin and most important essential amino acids (EAAs) including lysine and threonine, increased significantly in response to LL, whereas most protein and EAA ratios were rarely affected. However, LL markedly affected physical appearance of rice grains by reducing brown rice rate, milled rice rate, and 1000-grain weight and increasing the chalkiness rate. In addition, cooking qualities decreased in response to LL, while breakdown values and amylose levels decreased and setback values increased. We concluded that LL during GF stage decreased the cooking quality of rice, but could potentially improve the nutritional value of rice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672630815000402cooking qualityessential amino acidlow lightnutritional valueproteinrapid visco-analyzer valuerice
spellingShingle Liang Cheng-gang
Liu Jia
Wang Yan
Xiong Dan
Ding Chun-bang
Li Tian
Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value
Rice Science
cooking quality
essential amino acid
low light
nutritional value
protein
rapid visco-analyzer value
rice
title Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value
title_full Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value
title_fullStr Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value
title_full_unstemmed Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value
title_short Low Light During Grain Filling Stage Deteriorates Rice Cooking Quality, but not Nutritional Value
title_sort low light during grain filling stage deteriorates rice cooking quality but not nutritional value
topic cooking quality
essential amino acid
low light
nutritional value
protein
rapid visco-analyzer value
rice
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672630815000402
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