Carotenoid Profiling of Yellow-Flesh Peach Fruit.

ABSTRACT: In this study, the carotenoid profiles and content in 132 cultivars of yellow-flesh peach having different fruit developmental periods (short, middle, and long), fruit surface indumenta (glabrous and pubescent skin), and flesh colors (yellow, golden, and orange) were investigated. We simultaneously analyzed and compared the levels of five carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, α-carotene, and β-carotene) through high-performance liquid chromatography. Large differences in carotenoid content among germplasms were observed, with coefficients of variation ranging from 21.24% to 67.78%. The carotenoid content, from high to low, was as follows: β-carotene > zeaxanthin > α-carotene > β-cryptoxanthin > lutein. We screened several varieties with high carotenoid content, incl

SUBMITTER: Zhao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9222759 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature