Palmer, M.A. and Bowden, B.N. (1977) Variations in sterol and triterpene contents of developing Sorghum bicolor grains. Phytochemistry, 16 (4). pp. 459-463.
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Abstract
The free, esterified and glycosylated sterols and the pentacyclic triterpene esters of developing sorghum grains were analysed by gas/liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. All the pentacyclic triterpenes were completely esterified but were not detected until 24 days after anthesis. Lupanol, multiflorenol, alpha -amyrin and isoarborinol were identified in the mature grains as components of the triterpene fraction, but no 4,4-dimethylsterols could be found at any stage of development. A 6-fold increase in total sterol/grain occurred during development. At 8 days after anthesis, 28-isofucosterol was found to be the 2nd most abundant steryl ester. Campesterol was the major steryl glycoside and obtusifoliol was the major 4-monomethylsterol
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Applied Biology, Chelsea College, London University, London SW10 0QX, UK |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement > Seed Technology |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2012 05:51 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2012 05:51 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94328-0 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5832 |
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