Lowbush Blueberry, Highbush Blueberry and Cranberry Extracts Protect Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Cotyledons from Damage Induced by UV-B Irradiation

JARQ : Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
書誌レコードID(総合目録DB) AA0068709X
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We prepared water extracts from four dry berries, lowbush blueberry (LBB) (Vaccinium angustifolium L.), highbush blueberry (HBB) (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), cranberry (CB) (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) and grape (Vitis vinifera L.). The four berry extracts were efficient absorbers of ultraviolet (UV) light, primarily UV-B. The treatment of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cotyledons with LBB, HBB and CB extracts attenuated the damage induced by continuous UV-B irradiation (0.58 W m-2) for 11 days and did not cause any side effects. Anthocyanin and polyphenol contents in the four berry extracts were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and spectrophotometry. Anthocyanins, which are major UV-absorbing compounds in higher plants, were not the primary polyphenolic compounds in the four berry extracts. A total of 51 specific polyphenols were identified. The LBB extract contained primarily chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and protocatechuic acid; the HBB extract contained primarily chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and syringic acid; and the CB extract contained primarily protocatechuic acid, myricetin and p-coumaric acid. These components might contribute to the protection of cucumber plants against UV-B-induced damage.

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作成者 Seiji YAMASAKI Kenji MIZOGUCHI Naohiro KODAMA Joji ISEKI
著者キーワード antioxidants caffeic acid chlorogenic acid polyphenolic compounds
公開者 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
オンライン掲載日
国立情報学研究所メタデータ主題語彙集(資源タイプ) Journal Article
51
3
開始ページ 241
終了ページ 250
DOI 10.6090/jarq.51.241
権利 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
言語 eng

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