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Prai-anun K, Jirakiattikul Y, Suriharn K, Harakotr B. The Combining Ability and Heterosis Analysis of Sweet-Waxy Corn Hybrids for Yield-Related Traits and Carotenoids. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:296. [PMID: 38256849 PMCID: PMC10819934 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Improving sweet-waxy corn hybrids enriched in carotenoids via a hybrid breeding approach may provide an alternative cash crop for growers and provide health benefits for consumers. This study estimates the combining ability and heterosis of sweet-waxy corn hybrids for yield-related traits and carotenoids. Eight super sweet corn and three waxy corn lines were crossed to generate 24 F1 hybrids according to the North Carolina Design II scheme, and these hybrids were evaluated across two seasons of 2021/22. The results showed that both additive and non-additive genetic effects were involved in expressing the traits, but the additive genetic effect was more predominant. Most observed traits exhibited moderate to high narrow-sense heritability. Three parental lines, namely the ILS2 and ILS7 females and the ILW1 male, showed the highest positive GCA effects on yield-related traits, making them desirable for developing high-yielding hybrids. Meanwhile, five parental lines, namely the ILS3, ILS5, and ILS7 females and the ILW1 and ILW2 males, were favorable general combiners for high carotenoids. A tested hybrid, ILS2 × ILW1, was a candidate biofortified sweet-waxy corn hybrid possessing high yields and carotenoids. Heterosis and per se performance were more positively correlated with GCAsum than SCA, indicating that GCAsum can predict heterosis for improving biofortified sweet-waxy corn hybrid enriched in carotenoids. The breeding strategies of biofortified sweet-waxy corn hybrids with high yield and carotenoid content are discussed.
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- Kanyarat Prai-anun
- Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (K.P.-a.); (Y.J.)
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- Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (K.P.-a.); (Y.J.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
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- Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (K.P.-a.); (Y.J.)
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Carneiro AM, Lima BR, Chibli LA, Carneiro RL, Funari CS. An updated procedure for zeaxanthin and lutein quantification in corn grains based only in water and ethanol. Food Chem 2023; 427:136589. [PMID: 37369149 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Corn grains are a major source of both the bioactive carotenoids zeaxanthin and lutein. Current methods to quantify these substances have some disadvantages related to sustainability and sample throughput. This work aimed to develop a green, efficient, rapid, and reproducible analytical method to quantify these xanthophylls in corn grains. Solvents recommended by the CHEM21 solvent selection guide were screened. The extraction by dynamic maceration and separation by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography were optimized by design of experiments. Then, the entire analytical procedure was validated and compared with procedures used for the same purpose, including an official one, and applied to different corn samples. The proposed method was demonstrated to be greener, equal to or more efficient, faster, and more reproducible than the comparative methods. The extraction step could be scaled up for industrial production of zeaxanthin- and lutein-enriched extracts, as it uses only compatible food grade ethanol and water.
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- Ariadne M Carneiro
- Green Biotech Network, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Av. Universitária, 3780, CEP 18605-525 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Green Biotech Network, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Av. Universitária, 3780, CEP 18605-525 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Green Biotech Network, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Av. Universitária, 3780, CEP 18605-525 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luiz, s/n, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Green Biotech Network, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Av. Universitária, 3780, CEP 18605-525 Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Effect of freezing and cool storage on carotenoid content and quality of zeaxanthin-biofortified and standard yellow sweet-corn (Zea mays L.). J Food Compost Anal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2019.103353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Baseggio M, Murray M, Magallanes-Lundback M, Kaczmar N, Chamness J, Buckler ES, Smith ME, DellaPenna D, Tracy WF, Gore MA. Natural variation for carotenoids in fresh kernels is controlled by uncommon variants in sweet corn. THE PLANT GENOME 2020; 13:e20008. [PMID: 33016632 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sweet corn (Zea mays L.) is highly consumed in the United States, but does not make major contributions to the daily intake of carotenoids (provitamin A carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin) that would help in the prevention of health complications. A genome-wide association study of seven kernel carotenoids and twelve derivative traits was conducted in a sweet corn inbred line association panel ranging from light to dark yellow in endosperm color to elucidate the genetic basis of carotenoid levels in fresh kernels. In agreement with earlier studies of maize kernels at maturity, we detected an association of β-carotene hydroxylase (crtRB1) with β-carotene concentration and lycopene epsilon cyclase (lcyE) with the ratio of flux between the α- and β-carotene branches in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. Additionally, we found that 5% or less of the evaluated inbred lines possessing the shrunken2 (sh2) endosperm mutation had the most favorable lycE allele or crtRB1 haplotype for elevating β-branch carotenoids (β-carotene and zeaxanthin) or β-carotene, respectively. Genomic prediction models with genome-wide markers obtained moderately high predictive abilities for the carotenoid traits, especially lutein, and outperformed models with less markers that targeted candidate genes implicated in the synthesis, retention, and/or genetic control of kernel carotenoids. Taken together, our results constitute an important step toward increasing carotenoids in fresh sweet corn kernels.
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- Matheus Baseggio
- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Dep. of Agronomy, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Dep. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Dep. of Agronomy, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Does kernel position on the cob affect zeaxanthin, lutein and total carotenoid contents or quality parameters, in zeaxanthin-biofortified sweet-corn? Food Chem 2019; 277:490-495. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.10.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Song J, Li D, Liu N, Liu C, He M, Zhang Y. Carotenoid Composition and Changes in Sweet and Field Corn (Zea mays) During Kernel Development. Cereal Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1094/cchem-11-15-0230-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Jiangfeng Song
- Institute of Farm Product Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Farm Product Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Farm Product Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Farm Product Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, People’s Republic of China
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Messias RDS, Galli V, Silva SDDAE, Schirmer MA, Rombaldi CV. Micronutrient and functional compounds biofortification of maize grains. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2015; 55:123-39. [PMID: 24915397 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.649314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Maize, in addition to being the main staple food in many countries, is used in the production of hundreds of products. It is rich in compounds with potential benefits to health, such as carotenoids, phenolic compounds, vitamin E, and minerals that act as cofactors for antioxidant enzymes. Many of these compounds have been neglected thus far in the scientific literature. Nevertheless, deficiencies in the precursors of vitamin A and some minerals, such as iron and zinc, in maize, in association with the great genetic variability in its cultivars and our genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic knowledge of this species make targeted biofortification strategies for maize promising. This review discusses the potential of the main microconstituents found in maize with a focus on studies aimed at biofortification.
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- Rafael da Silva Messias
- a EMBRAPA Clima Temperado, Rodovia BR 396 , Km 78 Caixa Postal 403, CEP 96001-970, Pelotas , RS , Brazil
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The effects of lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) addition to wheat bread on its nutritional, phytochemical and bioactive composition and protein quality. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Effect of drying, storage temperature and air exposure on astaxanthin stability from Haematococcus pluvialis. Food Res Int 2015; 74:231-236. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sharma KK, Ahmed F, Schenk PM, Li Y. UV-C mediated rapidcarotenoid induction and settling performance ofDunaliellasalinaandHaematococcus pluvialis. Biotechnol Bioeng 2015; 112:2106-14. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Kalpesh K. Sharma
- Algae Biotechnology Laboratory; School of Agriculture and Food Sciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland 4072 Australia
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- Algae Biotechnology Laboratory; School of Agriculture and Food Sciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland 4072 Australia
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- Algae Biotechnology Laboratory; School of Agriculture and Food Sciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland 4072 Australia
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- Algae Biotechnology Laboratory; School of Agriculture and Food Sciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland 4072 Australia
- College of Marine and Environmental Sciences; James Cook University; Townsville Queensland 4811 Australia
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O’Hare TJ, Fanning KJ, Martin IF. Zeaxanthin biofortification of sweet-corn and factors affecting zeaxanthin accumulation and colour change. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 572:184-187. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ahmed F, Fanning K, Netzel M, Turner W, Li Y, Schenk PM. Profiling of carotenoids and antioxidant capacity of microalgae from subtropical coastal and brackish waters. Food Chem 2014; 165:300-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.05.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bobrich A, Fanning KJ, Rychlik M, Russell D, Topp B, Netzel M. Phytochemicals in Japanese plums: impact of maturity and bioaccessibility. Food Res Int 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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da Silva Messias R, Galli V, Dos Anjos E Silva SD, Rombaldi CV. Carotenoid biosynthetic and catabolic pathways: gene expression and carotenoid content in grains of maize landraces. Nutrients 2014; 6:546-63. [PMID: 24476639 PMCID: PMC3942716 DOI: 10.3390/nu6020546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Plant carotenoids have been implicated in preventing several age-related diseases, and they also provide vitamin A precursors; therefore, increasing the content of carotenoids in maize grains is of great interest. It is not well understood, however, how the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway is regulated. Fortunately, the maize germplasm exhibits a high degree of genetic diversity that can be exploited for this purpose. Here, the accumulation of carotenoids and the expression of genes from carotenoid metabolic and catabolic pathways were investigated in several maize landraces. The carotenoid content in grains varied from 10.03, in the white variety MC5, to 61.50 μg·g−1, in the yellow-to-orange variety MC3, and the major carotenoids detected were lutein and zeaxanthin. PSY1 (phythoene synthase) expression showed a positive correlation with the total carotenoid content. Additionally, the PSY1 and HYD3 (ferredoxin-dependent di-iron monooxygenase) expression levels were positively correlated with β-cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin, while CYP97C (cytochrome P450-type monooxygenase) expression did not correlate with any of the carotenoids. In contrast, ZmCCD1 (carotenoid dioxygenase) was more highly expressed at the beginning of grain development, as well as in the white variety, and its expression was inversely correlated with the accumulation of several carotenoids, suggesting that CCD1 is also an important enzyme to be considered when attempting to improve the carotenoid content in maize. The MC27 and MC1 varieties showed the highest HYD3/CYP97C ratios, suggesting that they are promising candidates for increasing the zeaxanthin content; in contrast, MC14 and MC7 showed low HYD3/CYP97C, suggesting that they may be useful in biofortification efforts aimed at promoting the accumulation of provitamin A. The results of this study demonstrate the use of maize germplasm to provide insight into the regulation of genes involved in the carotenoid pathway, which would thus better enable us to select promising varieties for biofortification efforts.
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- Embrapa Temperate Agriculture, BR 396, Km 78, P.O. Box 403, Pelotas-RS 96010-900, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Pelotas, Eliseu Maciel Agronomy College, Campus Universitário s/n, P.O. Box 354, Pelotas-RS 96010-900, Brazil.
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Gallon CZ, Fuller SC, Fanning KJ, Smyth HE, Pun S, Martin IF, O'Hare TJ. Increase in β-ionone, a carotenoid-derived volatile in zeaxanthin-biofortified sweet corn. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:7181-7187. [PMID: 23767984 DOI: 10.1021/jf402326e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Carotenoids are responsible for the yellow color of sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata), but are also potentially the source of flavor compounds from the cleavage of carotenoid molecules. The carotenoid-derived volatile, β-ionone, was identified in both standard yellow sweet corn ('Hybrix5') and a zeaxanthin-enhanced experimental variety ('HZ') designed for sufferers of macular degeneration. As β-ionone is highly perceivable at extremely low concentration by humans, it was important to confirm if alterations in carotenoid profile may also affect flavor volatiles. The concentration of β-ionone was most strongly correlated (R(2) > 0.94) with the β-arm carotenoids, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, and zeaxanthin, and to a lesser degree (R(2) = 0.90) with the α-arm carotenoid, zeinoxanthin. No correlation existed with either lutein (R(2) = 0.06) or antheraxanthin (R(2) = 0.10). Delaying harvest of cobs resulted in a significant increase of both carotenoid and β-ionone concentrations, producing a 6-fold increase of β-ionone in 'HZ' and a 2-fold increase in 'Hybrix5', reaching a maximum of 62 μg/kg FW and 24 μg/kg FW, respectively.
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- Camilla Z Gallon
- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, QAAFI, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Hameed A, Arun AB, Ho HP, Chang CMJ, Rekha PD, Lee MR, Singh S, Young CC. Supercritical carbon dioxide micronization of zeaxanthin from moderately thermophilic bacteria Muricauda lutaonensis CC-HSB-11T. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:4119-4124. [PMID: 21384920 DOI: 10.1021/jf200444q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Moderately thermophilic bacterial strain CC-HSB-11(T) (Muricauda lutaonensis), which was described recently from a coastal hot spring of Green Island, Taiwan, has been identified to produce zeaxanthin as a predominant xanthophyll by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Cell culture in bioreactor produced 3.12 ± 0.18 mg zeaxanthin L(-1) of culture. Micronization of zeaxanthin was achieved through supercritical carbon dioxide antisolvent precipitation method. Yield of zeaxanthin after the process was 53.4%. Dynamic light scattering assay determined the polydisperse existence of micronized particles of size 3 nm to 2 μm. Field emission scanning electron microscopy revealed distinct morphology and size distribution heterogeneity of particles. Integrity of zeaxanthin after the antisolvent process was assessed by LC-MS/MS. The technique capitalizes on the inherent ability of CC-HSB-11(T) to synthesize zeaxanthin and the work demonstrated feasibility of antisolvent precipitation method to produce microparticles exploiting a bacterial strain.
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- Asif Hameed
- Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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