Intraspecific Variation in Carotenoids of Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

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• 作者：Vera Mageney ; Susanne Baldermann ; Dirk C. Albach
• 刊名：Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 27, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：64
• 期：16
• 页码：3251-3257
• 全文大小：392K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5118

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Carotenoids are best known as a source of natural antioxidants. Physiologically, carotenoids are part of the photoprotection in plants as they act as scavengers of reactive oxygen species (ROS). An important source of carotenoids in European food is Brassica oleracea. Focusing on the most abundant carotenoids, we estimated the contents of ß-carotene, (9Z)-neoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and lutein as well as those of chlorophylls a and b to assess their variability in Brassica oleracea var. sabellica. Our analyses included more than 30 cultivars categorized in five distinct sets grouped according to morphological characteristics or geographical origin. Our results demonstrated specific carotenoid patterns characteristic for American, Italian, and red-colored kale cultivars. Moreover, we demonstrated a tendency of high zeaxanthin proportions under traditional harvest conditions, which accord to low-temperature regimes. We also compared the carotenoid patterns of self-generated hybrid lines. Corresponding findings indicated that crossbreeding has a high potential for carotenoid content optimization in kale.