Tan, Suat Hian and Shahida, Abdul Manap and Karim, Md. Rezaul and Rashid, Shah Samiur and Maziah, Mahmood and Ma, Nyuk Ling (2014) Comparative Flower Pigment Study of Orchid Plants. Advances in Environmental Biology, 8 (20). pp. 20-24. ISSN ISSN-1995-0756. (Published)
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Abstract
Background: Orchidaceae species has developed into one of the significant industrial products in agricultural industry globally. Beside as potted flower, they serve as cut flowers since they have eye-catching pigments in the flower petals. Objective: The main pigments from orchid’s flower petals were investigated and their relations with phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity were evaluated. Results: Total anthocyanin content of six different orchids’ petals was determined specthrophotometrically and the value ranged from 0 mg/g (in Dendrobium Shavin white) to 2.128 mg/g (in Mokara Aranda). Total anthocyanin content was found to be the highest when compare to β-carotene and chlorophyll content. In correlation analysis, PAL activity was found to be significant positive correlated with the anthocyanin content. Conclusion: The results indicate the potential for PAL enzyme as a biomarker for flower colour in orchids.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chlorophy, Carateroid, Anthocyanin, Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Tan Suat Hian |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2016 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2018 08:35 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12671 |
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