title: Effects of Growth Temperature and Postharvest Cooling on Anthocyanin Profiles in Juvenile and Mature Brassica oleracea.
abstract: The effects of growth temperatures on anthocyanin content and profile were tested on juvenile cabbage and kale plants. The effects of cold storage time were evaluated on both juvenile and mature plants. The anthocyanin content in juvenile plants ranged from 3.82 mg of cyanidin-3,5-diglucoside equivalent (Cy equiv)/g of dry matter (dm) at 25 °C to 10.00 mg of Cy equiv/g of dm at 16 °C, with up to 76% diacylated anthocyanins. Cold storage of juvenile plants decreased the total amount of anthocyanins but increased the diacylated anthocyanin content by 3-5%. In mature plants, cold storage reduced the total anthocyanin content from 22 to 12.23 mg/g after 5 weeks of storage in red cabbage, while the total anthocyanin content increased after 2 weeks of storage from 2.34 to 3.66 mg of Cy equiv/g of dm in kale without having any effect on acylation in either morphotype. The results obtained in this study will be useful for optimizing anthocyanin production.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Socquet-Juglard
authors.forename: Alexandra A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Manns
authors.forename: Anna Katharine
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.affiliation: Analytical and Applied Sciences Group, Mars, Incorporated , 800 High Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840, United States.
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.affiliation: Analytical and Applied Sciences Group, Mars, Incorporated , 800 High Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840, United States.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Phillip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D000872:Anthocyanins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D001937:Brassica / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000872:Anthocyanins; D000975:Antioxidants
keywords: Brassica oleracea; HPLC; acylated anthocyanins; kale; low temperature; red cabbage