Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variabilit...
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| author | Amah, D. Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji Adesokan, Michael Biljon, A. van Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Swennen, Rony L. Labuschagne, Maryke T. |
| author_browse | Adesokan, Michael Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji Amah, D. Biljon, A. van Labuschagne, Maryke T. Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Swennen, Rony L. |
| author_facet | Amah, D. Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji Adesokan, Michael Biljon, A. van Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Swennen, Rony L. Labuschagne, Maryke T. |
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| description | Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variability in fruit pulp provitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) content using high performance liquid chromatography. Total carotenoid content in tested genotypes varied from 1.45 µg/g for hybrid 25447-S7 R2P8 to 36.21 µg/g for M. acuminata cultivar ITC.0601 Hung Tu with a mean of 8.00 µg/g fresh weight. Predominant carotenoids identified were α-carotene (38.67%), trans-β-carotene (22.08%), lutein (22.08%), 13-cis-β-carotene (14.45%) and 9-cis-β-carotene (2.92%), indicating that about 78% of the carotenoids in bananas are pVAC. High pVAC genotypes were identified for integration into biofortification strategies to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1015132025-11-12T05:44:28Z Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification Amah, D. Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji Adesokan, Michael Biljon, A. van Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Swennen, Rony L. Labuschagne, Maryke T. bananas carotenoids plantains provitamins Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variability in fruit pulp provitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) content using high performance liquid chromatography. Total carotenoid content in tested genotypes varied from 1.45 µg/g for hybrid 25447-S7 R2P8 to 36.21 µg/g for M. acuminata cultivar ITC.0601 Hung Tu with a mean of 8.00 µg/g fresh weight. Predominant carotenoids identified were α-carotene (38.67%), trans-β-carotene (22.08%), lutein (22.08%), 13-cis-β-carotene (14.45%) and 9-cis-β-carotene (2.92%), indicating that about 78% of the carotenoids in bananas are pVAC. High pVAC genotypes were identified for integration into biofortification strategies to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. 2019-06 2019-06-11T14:29:33Z 2019-06-11T14:29:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101513 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Amah, D., Alamu, E.O., Adesokan, M., van Biljon, A., Maziya-dixon, B., Swennen, R. & Labuschagne, M. (2019). Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification. Food Chemistry: X, 100024. |
| spellingShingle | bananas carotenoids plantains provitamins Amah, D. Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji Adesokan, Michael Biljon, A. van Maziya-Dixon, B.B. Swennen, Rony L. Labuschagne, Maryke T. Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification |
| title | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification |
| title_full | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification |
| title_fullStr | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification |
| title_short | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification |
| title_sort | variability of carotenoids in a musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin a biofortification |
| topic | bananas carotenoids plantains provitamins |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101513 |
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