Tocotrienol and Tocopherol Content in Various Plant Seeds
2004
Park, K.Y. (Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Hwasung, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected] | Lee, Y.S. (Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea) | Kang, C.S. (Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Hwasung, Republic of Korea) | Lee, Y.S. (Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Hwasung, Republic of Korea) | Lee. Y.H. (Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Hwasung, Republic of Korea)
Vitamin E, consisting of tocotrienols (T₃) and tocopherols (T) is well-known nutraceutical compound for its antioxidant, anticancer and cholesterol-low-ering activity. The contents of alpha (α-), beta (β-), gamma (γ-) and delta (δ-) tocotrienols and tocopheyols in some Korean crop seeds were evaluated by using HPLC after saponification. Among tested crops, total T₃ contents (mg/100g) were purple perilla 25.06, barley 4.50, corn 3.54, iris 3.04, adlay 2.58, safflower 0.12. Other crops including 5 soybean cultivars, kidneybean, sunflower and perilla contained no tocotrienols.
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