Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
| dc.creator | Amah, D. | |
| dc.creator | Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji | |
| dc.creator | Adesokan, Michael | |
| dc.creator | Biljon, A. van | |
| dc.creator | Maziya-Dixon, B.B. | |
| dc.creator | Swennen, Rony L. | |
| dc.creator | Labuschagne, Maryke T. | |
| dc.date | 2019-06 | |
| dc.date | 2019-06-11T14:29:33Z | |
| dc.date | 2019-06-11T14:29:33Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T13:51:38Z | |
| dc.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. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101513 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/68018 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | 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. | |
| dc.subject | bananas | |
| dc.subject | carotenoids | |
| dc.subject | plantains | |
| dc.subject | provitamins | |
| dc.title | Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |