Abstract
Capsiconinoid is a group of nonpungent capsaicinoid analogues produced in Capsicum fruits, which we recently identified. Capsiconinoids have agonist activity for transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1), which is reported to be a receptor for capsaicin. It is, therefore, important to screen cultivars containing high levels of capsiconinoid for their use as a vegetable or dietary supplement. This study describes the quantitative analysis of capsiconinoid content in fruits of 35 Capsicum cultivars: 18 cultivars of C. annuum, 7 of C. baccatum, 5 of C. chínense, 4 of C. frutescens, and 1 of C. pubescens. Using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), we found that 10 cultivars contained capsiconinoids. Capsiconinoid Baccatum (CCB) (C. baccatum var. praetermissum) showed the highest capsiconinoid content (3314 μg/g DW) and Charapita (C. chinense) had the second highest content. The other 8 cultivars had much lower capsiconinoid content than these two cultivars (<300 μg/g DW). Time-course analysis during fruit development clarified that capsiconinoid content in CCB fruits increased until 30 days after flowering (DAF) and then decreased rapidly until 40 DAF.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5407-5412 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of agricultural and food chemistry |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 24 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Capsaicinoid
- Capsiconinoid
- Capsicum
- Capsinoid
- Nonpungent capsaicinoid analogue
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)