- 著者
- Tomoo Maeda Ayumi Watanabe Wambrauw Daniel Zadrak Sachiyo Osanai Kazushige Honda Satoshi Oku Hanako Shimura Takashi Suzuki Atsushi Yamasaki Yosuke Okabe Keiji Ueno Shuichi Onodera
- 出版者
- 一般社団法人 園芸学会
- 雑誌
- The Horticulture Journal (ISSN:21890102)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.OKD-068, (Released:2017-03-29)
- 被引用文献数
- 10
Onions (Allium cepa L.) accumulate fructo-oligosaccharides (FOSs) as storage carbohydrates. FOSs exist in various chemical forms with different degrees of polymerization (DP) and chemical bonding states. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the precise FOS composition and quantity of each type of FOS. The objective of this study was to analyze the varietal differences in FOS composition and relative quantities among onion cultivars grown by spring-sown cultivation in Hirosaki City, Japan, using a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system equipped with an evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD). FOS compositions of a number of varieties, as determined by HPLC/ELSD, were confirmed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight -mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Sugar and FOS analyses revealed distinct patterns of sugar and FOS accumulation, which led to categorization of the tested varieties into three types: (1) those with a relatively high overall quantity of FOSs and with a higher DP (DP3 to over DP9); (2) those containing mainly monosaccharides (fructose and glucose), disaccharide (sucrose), and low amounts of FOSs; and (3) those with a carbohydrate content that was intermediate compared to that of the other two types. Measurements of enzyme activities suggested that varietal differences in FOS composition are the result of differences in enzyme activities associated with the FOS biosynthetic and biodegradation pathways.
- 著者
- Kana Nikaido Tatsuru Jishi Tomoo Maeda Takashi Suzuki Hajime Araki
- 出版者
- 園芸学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science (ISSN:18823351)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.CH-113, (Released:2014-09-02)
- 被引用文献数
- 7
Asparagus has a short shelf life. A temperature of 0–2°C with a relative humidity of 95–100% is well known as the ideal storage environment for asparagus spears. The quality of spears stored in a snow vault and snow mount (Snow) was compared with those stored in an electric refrigerator (Refrigerator). Asparagus spears of ‘Grande’ and ‘Gijnlim’ were stored in Snow and Refrigerator for 0, 2, 5, 10, and 20 days; then, 1) physical and external appearance characteristics such as hardness, weight, and surface color, and 2) features of internal quality such as Brix, sugar, ascorbic acid, and rutin content in the spears were investigated. Although temperature and relative humidity fluctuated largely in the ranges of 3–6°C and 65–85% in Refrigerator, those in Snow were almost completely stable at 0–1°C and 100%. In ‘Grande’, the weight of the spears stored in Refrigerator decreased dramatically compared with that of spears stored in Snow. The external appearance of ‘Gijnlim’ spears was preserved until the 10th day, but loose tips were observed on the spears in both Snow and Refrigerator on the 20th day. ‘Grande’ spears stored in Refrigerator turned slightly brown and wilted at the surface of the basal part compared with Snow-stored spears. No loose tips were observed on ‘Grande’ spears. There was also no significant difference in the internal quality of spears between those stored in Snow and Refrigerator, in both varieties. CO2 emissions in snow storage were reduced to half of those in refrigerator storage in LCA analysis and no CO2 emissions were identified during the storage period in Snow. From the perspectives of energy utilization and quality preservation, snow appears to be one of the better alternatives for spear preservation than use of a refrigerator.