Lutein and lutein ester content in different types of Tagetes patula and T. erecta

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-51

  Piccaglia, Roberta ^a   Marotti, Mauro ^a   Grandi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Lutein; Lutein esters; Marigold; Pigments; Tagetes erecta; Tagetes patula

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032033519     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(97)10005-X     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Alam A.U., Couch J.R., Creger C. The carotenoids of the marigold, Tagetes erecta. Can. J. Bot. 46:1968;1539-1541.
2. Craft N.E., Soares J.H. Relative solubility, stability, and absorptivity of lutein and B-carotene in organic solvents. J. Agric. Food Chem. 40:1992;431-434.
3. De las Rivas J. Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic separation of lutein and lutein fatty acid esters from marigold flower petal powder. J. Chromatogr. 464:1989;442-447.
4. Gau W., Ploschke H.J., Wunsche C. Mass spectrometric identification of xantophyll fatty acid esters from Marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta) obtained by high performance liquid chromatography and Craig counter current distribution. J. Chromatogr. 262:1983;277-284.
5. Gregory G.K., Chen T., Philip T. Quantitative analysis of lutein esters in marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta) by high performance liquid chromatography. J. Food Sci. 51:1986;1093-1094.
6. Hulst A.C., Meyer M.M.T., Breteler H., Tramper J. Effect of aggregate size in cell cultures of Tagetes patula on thiophene production and cell growth. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 30:1989;18-25.
7. Hunter, R., 1942. S. Photoelectric tristimulus colorimertry with three filters. U.S. Natl. Bur. Stnd. Circ. C-429, Washington, D.C.
8. Livingston A.L. Rapid analysis of xantophyll and carotene in dried plant materials. J. Assoc. Anal. Chem. 69:1986;1017-1019.
9. Marotti, M., Piccaglia, R., Brunelli, A., Flori, P., 1996. Preliminary studies on the control of fungal phytopatogens with Tagetes extracts. Proceeding of the Third European Symposium on Industrial Crops and Products, Reims, France.
10. Philip T., Berry J.W. Nature of lutein acylation in marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers. J. Food Sci. 40:1975;1089-1090.
11. th International Symposium on Essential Oils, Wien, Austria.
12. Quackenbush F.W., Miller S.L. Composition and analysis of the carotenoids in marigold petals. J. Assoc. Anal. Chem. 55:1972;617-621.
13. Quackenbush F.W. Use of heat to saponify xantophyll esters and speed analysis for carotenoids in feed material: collaborative study. J. Assoc. Anal. Chem. 56:1973;748-753.
14. Timberlake C.F., Henry B.S. Plant pigments as natural food colours. Endeavour. 10:1986;31-36.