Content of carotenoids in roots of seventeen cultivars of Daucus carota L.

• Authors: Aleksandra Mech-Nowak , Adam Świderski , Michał Kruczek , Irena Łuczak , Anna Kostecka-Gugała
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study was to compare the content of carotenoids in seventeen cultivars of carrots grown in Poland. Conventional orange cultivars with rarely grown were compared: white, yellow and purple with yellow core cultivars. To determine the content of carotenoids, extracts from lyophilized carrot roots were prepared and analyzed by spectrophotometric as well as HPLC methods with DAD detector. The highest content of carotenoids was found in cultivars: 'Korund F1' (48 mg/100g of fresh weight) and 'Salsa F1' (36 mg/100g of fresh weight). The antioxidant properties of selected cultivars were compared using the DPPH method.

Keywords

EN

carotenoid; carrot; antioxidant activity

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 139-141

Dates

published

2012

received

2011-10-14

accepted

2012-03-01

(unknown)

2012-03-17

Contributors

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Aleksandra Mech-Nowak

• Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Kraków, Poland

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Adam Świderski

• Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Kraków, Poland

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Michał Kruczek

• Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Kraków, Poland

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Irena Łuczak

• Department of Plant Protection, University of Agriculture, Kraków, Poland

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Anna Kostecka-Gugała

• Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Kraków, Poland

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