The Quality Aspect and Safety of Some Traditional Fermented Product from Sorghum and millet

Afoakwah, Newlove Akowuah; Mahunu, Gustav Komla; Mariod, Abdalbasit Adam

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82902-5_34

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“…Similar to protein content, total starch can vary widely but on average the starch content in sorghum is ~70%. Starch consists of two polysaccharides: amylopectin, accounting for 70-80% of the starch, and amylose constituting the remaining 20-30% [10,12]. Similar to maize and other cereal grains, sorghum grains have low quantities of oil and other lipids, generally 2-4% on a weight basis [13].…”

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Variations in Total Protein and Amino Acids in the Sequenced Sorghum Mutant Library

Khan

Bean

et al. 2023

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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is the fifth most important cereal crop worldwide; however, its utilization in food products can be limited due to reduced nutritional quality related to amino acid composition and protein digestibility in cooked products. Low essential amino acid levels and digestibility are influenced by the composition of the sorghum seed storage proteins, kafirins. In this study, we report a core collection of 206 sorghum mutant lines with altered seed storage proteins. Wet lab chemistry analysis was conducted to evaluate the total protein content and 23 amino acids, including 19 protein-bound and 4 non-protein amino acids. We identified mutant lines with diverse compositions of essential and non-essential amino acids. The highest total protein content in these lines was almost double that of the wild-type (BTx623). The mutants identified in this study can be used as a genetic resource to improve the sorghum grain quality and determine the molecular mechanisms underlying the biosynthesis of storage protein and starch in sorghum seeds.

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confidence: 99%