Agave amica a potential model for the study of agavins metabolism.

ABSTRACT: Fructans found in agave are called agavins, highly branched neo-fructans. They are essential on the yield and quality of Tequila production. The need for agave specimens with higher accumulation of agavins became essential before the growing demand of such products. To get such specimens, understanding agavins metabolism is a quintessential requirement. For this, a more efficient biological model is required. The recently reclassified Agave amica possesses the potential to gather the requirements for becoming such a model. Therefore, this study dealt with the characterization of carbohydrates in the bulbs of A. amica focusing on fructans. Moreover, it tested and described its feasibility as model for the accelerated study of agavins. Infrared analysis unveiled potential content of fructans

SUBMITTER: Salome-Abarca LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10645838 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature