Quantification of carotenoids in citrus fruit by LC-MS and comparison of patterns of seasonal changes for carotenoids among citrus varieties

…, M Kato, T Kuniga, N Nakajima, T Yoshida

Index: Matsumoto, Hikaru; Ikoma, Yoshinori; Kato, Masaya; Kuniga, Takeshi; Nakajima, Naoko; Yoshida, Toshio Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 55, # 6 p. 2356 - 2368

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Abstract

To quantify the 18 carotenoids on the basic routes of the carotenoid biosynthesis in plants simultaneously, a method for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization was developed. With this method, the seasonal changes of carotenoids in the flavedo and juice sacs of 39 citrus varieties were analyzed. On the basis of the patterns of seasonal changes of carotenoids in both flavedo and juice ...