Leite, Victor S. A. published the artcileUntargeted Metabolomics Reveals Metabolic Changes Linked to Bulb Purpling in Garlic (Allium sativum L.), Application of Methyl octanoate, the main research area is Allium bulb purpling metabolomics metabolism.
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a vegetable known worldwide, mainly for its characteristic aroma and flavor and for exhibiting several medicinal properties. This culture has significant economic and social relevance in the world agricultural scenario. Most of the garlic production is sold in fresh bulbs, where for some countries the more purple skin bulbs are more valued in the market. However, there is still no consensus about the factors that intensify the purple color of the garlic bulbs. Here, we employed gas chromatog.-mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics to study the metabolome of dark and light purple garlics. Multivariate statistical anal. revealed distinct metabolite signatures between these garlic groups. As metabolic changes play an important factor in changes in the phenotype of cells or an organism, this report presents a fundamental approach for supporting garlic producers in understanding the factors that intensify the purplish color of garlic bulbs, paving the way for safer garlic production with dark purple bulbs. In addition, the medicinal properties of dark purple garlic were greater than that of the light purple garlic, presenting greater abundance in organosulfur compounds Overall, the data suggest that some organic acid and fatty acids such as malonic acid and docosanoic acid are the key differentiating factors between dark and light purple garlics.
ACS Food Science & Technology published new progress about Allium sativum. 111-11-5 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, name is Methyl octanoate, and the molecular formula is C9H18O2, Application of Methyl octanoate.
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