Prolamin extraction from high polyphenol seeds of sorghum (Sorghum spp.) and species discrimination and varieties identification by ultrathin-layer isoelectric focusing

Min-Xuan, Liu and Yun-Wen, Wang and Jian-Guo, Han and Pei-Sheng, Mao and Wang, Yn-Wen (2010) Prolamin extraction from high polyphenol seeds of sorghum (Sorghum spp.) and species discrimination and varieties identification by ultrathin-layer isoelectric focusing. African Journal of Biotechnology , 9 (40). pp. 6645-6653.

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Abstract

The seeds of sorghum (Sorghum spp.) are rich in polyphenols, which cause protein precipitation and coloration of extracts. Because of this precipitation, proteins in seeds of sorghum cannot be effectively extracted using common methods. Here we report two modified methods for the seed protein extraction. The result showed that the method in which the samples were pretreated by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP) before protein extraction (modified method 2) got more prolamine content and can be used for later ultrathin layer isoelectric focusing electrophoresis (UTLIEF) analysis. Seed prolamin variation between two sorghum (Sorghum spp.) species included twelve sorghum varieties and eight sudangrass varieties were analyzed by UTLIEF. The result showed that obvious polymorphisms within and among varieties can be revealed through electrophoresis of sorghum single seed sample. Meanwhile, polymorphisms within species and varieties are concealed when sample was bulk which contains more than 100 seeds. By means of visual evaluation of the presence or absence of the special region bands of electrophogram, sorghum and sudangrass can be discriminated from each other. Furthermore, 10 of 12 sorghum varieties or lines and six of eight sudangrass varieties can be identified successfully according to the unique banding patterns in the discriminated regions which Rf was 0.314 to 0.332 and 0.605 to 0.826, respectively.

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: ISTA Members Laboratory, Institute of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Subjects: Plant Production > Varieties
Crop Improvement > Biotechnology
Crop Improvement > Seed Technology
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2010 20:58
Last Modified: 29 Dec 2010 20:39
Official URL: http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/PDF/pdf2010/4O...
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/542

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