title: Low molecular weight carbohydrates in pine nuts from Pinus pinea L.
abstract: Low molecular weight carbohydrates in pine nuts from Pinus pinea L. (n = 7) have been studied by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as their trimethylsilyl oximes. Besides previously reported components, such as glucose, fructose, sucrose, and raffinose, several soluble carbohydrates have been identified for the first time in this product, including saccharides (galactose, maltose, and planteose) and cyclitols (pinitol, galactinol, galactopinitol A1, fagopyritol B1, and other glycosyl-inositols). Most abundant cyclitols were chiro-inositol, fagopyritol B1, and pinitol, with concentrations ranging from 126.7 to 222.1 mg (100 g)(-1), 94.2 to 177.1 mg (100 g)(-1), and 51.2 to 282.8 mg (100 g)(-1), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química Orgánica General (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Aceituno
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martinez-Castro
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sanz
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009754:Nuts / Q000737:chemistry*; D028223:Pinus / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D010936:Plant Extracts