Abstract

Many parts of black currant plants (buds, leaves and fruits) are rich sources of phenolic compounds with potential health promoting properties. For this reason we have started a project to investigate the ontogenetic, genetic and environmental effects on the content of specific phenolic compounds. Extraction, identification and analysis of phenolic compounds from different black currant plant organs have been optimized considering the extraction method and HPLC-DAD analysis. The compounds were identified and quantified using HPLC-ESI-MS characteristics and commercial standards. Here the variation in content of phenolic compounds in buds collected during one season is presented. The results show that swollen buds collected in March had highest content of phenolics with rutin, epicatechins and kaempferols being dominant, whereas the content of chlorogenic acid was very low through out the season.

Keywords

ascorbic acid; HPLC; polyphenols; Ribes nigrum L

Published in

Acta Horticulturae
2012, Volume: 946, pages: 427-431
ISBN: 978-90-66052-08-6
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, PO BOX 500, 3001 LEUVEN 1, BELGIUM

Conference

10th International Rubus and Ribes Symposium

SLU Authors

• Vagiri, Michael

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Johansson, Eva

  • Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Rumpunen, Kimmo

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Horticulture


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2012.946.71

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/43604