An Assessment of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides and Sucrose Concentration in Genus <i>Lens</i>

Tahir, Muhammad; Båga, Monica; Vandenberg, Albert; Chibbar, Ravindra N.

doi:10.2135/cropsci2011.08.0447

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“…Mung beans contained lower sucrose (1.8%) and stachyose (1.5%) but higher verbascose (2.4%) than kidney beans. Wild lentil genotypes tended to have higher sucrose contents than domesticated genotypes (Tahir et al 2012). A similar composition of oligosaccharides was observed for mung beans (Carlsson et al 1992).…”

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“…These researchers also reported stachyose contents of 2.4 and 1.9% for lentils and chickpea, respectively, and sucrose contents of 1.4 and 3.7%, respectively. Wild lentil genotypes tended to have higher sucrose contents than domesticated genotypes (Tahir et al 2012). Differences in sucrose and a-galactoside were observed in lentils and white beans grown over two years (Sánchez-Mata et al 1998).…”

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Composition, Nutritional Value, and Health Benefits of Pulses

2016

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Cereal Chem. 94(1):11-31The United Nations has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. Pulses are narrowly defined as leguminous crops that are harvested as dry seeds. Although some pulse crops are harvested green (e.g., green peas), these are classified as vegetables because the pods are often consumed along with the mature and sometimes immature seeds.Other dried legumes such as soybean and peanut meet the definition of being a leguminous crop that is harvested as dry seeds; however, these crops are grown primarily for oil content and, thus, are not categorized as pulses. There are hundreds of pulse varieties grown worldwide; these include, for example, dry edible beans, chickpeas, cowpeas, and lentils. This review will cover the proximate (e.g., protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals), and phytonutrient (e.g., polyphenolics and carotenoid) composition of dry edible beans, peas, lentils, and chickpeas. Soybean and peanuts will not be covered in this review. The effects of processing on composition will also be covered. The health benefits related to folates, fiber, and polyphenolics will be highlighted. The health benefits discussed will include cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and weight control. The current review will not cover antinutrient compounds; this topic will be covered in a separate review article published in the same issue. † Corresponding

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Composition, Nutritional Value, and Health Benefits of Pulses

2016

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“…So, despite the fact that most plants synthesize RFOs (at least Raf) to some extent at some stage of their development, only some plants accumulate large amounts of them (Kandler and Hopf, 1984; Keller and Pharr, 1996). These RFO accumulators store RFOs in concentrations up to 25–80% of their dry weight in specialized storage organs such as tubers (e.g., Stachys sieboldii ), seeds (e.g., soybean, lentil, chickpea), or in photosynthesizing leaves (e.g., Ajuga reptans ; Bachmann et al, 1994; Tahir et al, 2012). Similar to fructans, and in contrast to starch, RFOs are osmotically flexible as their DP may easily change and so the osmotic pressure.…”

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Multifunctional fructans and raffinose family oligosaccharides

Ende¹

2013

Front. Plant Sci.

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Fructans and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) are the two most important classes of water-soluble carbohydrates in plants. Recent progress is summarized on their metabolism (and regulation) and on their functions in plants and in food (prebiotics, antioxidants). Interest has shifted from the classic inulin-type fructans to more complex fructans. Similarly, alternative RFOs were discovered next to the classic RFOs. Considerable progress has been made in the understanding of structure–function relationships among different kinds of plant fructan metabolizing enzymes. This helps to understand their evolution from (invertase) ancestors, and the evolution and role of so-called “defective invertases.” Both fructans and RFOs can act as reserve carbohydrates, membrane stabilizers and stress tolerance mediators. Fructan metabolism can also play a role in osmoregulation (e.g., flower opening) and source–sink relationships. Here, two novel emerging roles are highlighted. First, fructans and RFOs may contribute to overall cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis by specific ROS scavenging processes in the vicinity of organellar membranes (e.g., vacuole, chloroplasts). Second, it is hypothesized that small fructans and RFOs act as phloem-mobile signaling compounds under stress. It is speculated that such underlying antioxidant and oligosaccharide signaling mechanisms contribute to disease prevention in plants as well as in animals and in humans.

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“…The screening of the composition and content of RFOs in the seeds of important legume species from gene banks enables the detection of genotypes or mutants with a reduced content of RFOs, useful for further breeding. Such studies have already brought results in soybean (Mozzoni et al 2013), chickpea (Gangola et al 2013), lentil (Tahir et al 2012) and pea (Gawłowska et al 2017) production. In soybean, low raffinose and low stachyose genotypes were found (Mozzoni et al 2013), but the content of RFOs can be modified not only by genetic but also by environmental factors.…”

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Raffinose family oligosaccharides in seeds of common vetch (Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa)

Lahuta

Rybiński

Bocianowski

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The composition and content of low-molecular weight soluble carbohydrates in seeds of 66 accessions of common vetch (Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa) stored in the Polish and German gene banks, originating from Europe, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, were analyzed using a gas chromatography method. Genotypes showed differences in the composition of carbohydrates depending on the origin of seeds. Common features of accessions were: i) the predominance of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) in soluble carbohydrates, and ii) verbascose as the main oligosaccharide in RFOs. Several accessions with lowered RFOs content were identified. They may be suitable for breeding focused on diminishing RFOs, as antinutritional compounds in seeds.

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An Assessment of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides and Sucrose Concentration in Genus Lens

Cited by 20 publications

References 45 publications

Composition, Nutritional Value, and Health Benefits of Pulses

Composition, Nutritional Value, and Health Benefits of Pulses

Multifunctional fructans and raffinose family oligosaccharides

Raffinose family oligosaccharides in seeds of common vetch (Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa)

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