Study of biochemical modulations in brinjal varieties at diverse storage conditions

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Year 2017 Vol 6 Issue 2
Document Type : ORIGINAL ARTICLE
¹M. Kushalatha ²P. Suneetha ³M. Gowri Neelima ⁴A. B. Jolitha
¹Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women, Malleshwaram, Bangalore, 560012, Karnataka; India
²Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women, Malleshwaram, Bangalore, 560012, Karnataka; India
³Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women, Malleshwaram, Bangalore, 560012, Karnataka; India
⁴Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women, Malleshwaram, Bangalore, 560012, Karnataka; India
Abstract


The three brinjal varieties were selected. They were wrapped in polythene bags and stored at room temperature, 4oC, 10oC, and at -20oC for zero, five and ten days. The biochemical parameters (Total carbohydrates, proteins, antioxidants, polyphenols, ß-carotene, moisture content, polyphenol oxidase) were analyzed by adopting various analytical methods for three varieties at different temperature conditions. The ß- carotene content was determined by spectrophotometer and the values obtained were used to estimate retinol equivalent (vitamin A content).

Keywords
Brinjal, poly phenols, ß-carotene, antioxidants, proteins
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