FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 95-97.

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Study on Changes of Cell Wall Polysaccharides and Phenols in Lignification of Green Asparagus (Asparagus Officinalis L.)

 LIU  Zun-Ying, JIANG  Wei-Bo   

  1. 1.Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; 2.College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University
  • Online:2005-04-15 Published:2011-09-19

Abstract: The changes in cell wall polysaccharides, phenols and lignin content of green asparagus (Asparagus Officinalis L.) during storage were analyzed by HPLC at room temperature. The results indicated that glucose derived from cellulose of cell walls, xylose and fructose derived from semi-cellulose and lignin content increased 211.2%, 329.3% and 280.3%, respectively. In the precursors of lignin, the level of coumarin acid was higher than that of caffeic acid or ferulic acid, and the contents of the three acids showed a close relationship between the phenols and the synthesized lignin of the green asparagus.

Key words: green asparagus, lignification, cell wall polysaccharides, phenols