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  • Nonprotein Amino Acids in edible lentil and garden pea seedlings.
    Amino acids, 2001
    Co-Authors: Pascale Rozan, Yu-haey Kuo, Fernand Lambein
    Abstract:

    Commercial edible seedlings of garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris L.) contain high concentration of Nonprotein Amino Acids and trigonelline. Both seedlings grown in the laboratory or purchased in a supermarket were studied by HPLC. Samples from both origins contained trigonelline, alpha-Aminoadipic acid, homoserine, beta-(isoxazolin-5-on-2-yl)-alanine (BIA), and gamma-glutamyl-BIA. Garden pea seedlings also contained a uracil-alanine derivative (isowillardiine) in substantial amount. Some of these compounds such as BIA and alpha-Aminoadipic acid have neurotoxic activity.

  • Nonprotein Amino Acids in edible lentil and garden pea seedlings
    Amino Acids, 2001
    Co-Authors: Pascale Rozan, Yu-haey Kuo, Fernand Lambein
    Abstract:

    Commercial edible seedlings of garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris L.) contain high concentration of Nonprotein Amino Acids and trigonelline. Both seedlings grown in the laboratory or purchased in a supermarket were studied by HPLC. Samples from both origins contained trigonelline, α-Aminoadipic acid, homoserine, β-(isoxazolin-5-on-2-yl)-alanine (BIA), and γ-glutamyl-BIA. Garden pea seedlings also contained a uracil-alanine derivative (isowillardiine) in substantial amount. Some of these compounds such as BIA and α-Aminoadipic acid have neurotoxic activity.

  • Amino Acids in seeds and seedlings of the genus Lens.
    Phytochemistry, 2001
    Co-Authors: Pascale Rozan, Yu-haey Kuo, Fernand Lambein
    Abstract:

    The Amino acid content of seeds and 4-day-old seedlings were studied in five species of lentil: Lens culinaris, L. orientalis, L. ervoides, L. nigricans and L. odemensis. Free Amino acid and also total protein Amino acid content after HCl hydrolysis were determined by HPLC. The Nonprotein UV-absorbing Amino Acids were determined by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). The content of free protein Amino Acids in seeds varied among species and increased dramatically after germination. Asparagine is quantitatively most important in both seed and seedling. The content of free Nonprotein Amino Acids is variable in seeds and seedlings. gamma-Hydroxyarginine, gamma-hydroxyornithine, alpha-Aminobutyric acid and taurine were found in both seeds and seedlings. Homoarginine was found in four species but not in L. orientalis while gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), alpha-Aminoadipic acid (alpha-aaa) and three isoxazolinone derivatives: beta-(isoxazolin-5-on-2-yl)-alanine (BIA), gamma-glutamyl-BIA (gamma-glu-BIA) and 2-carboxymethyl-isoxazolin-5-one (CMI) were found exclusively in the seedlings. CMI was identified for the first time in lentil species. Lathyrine, beta-(2-Amino-pyrimidine-4-yl)-alanine, which was reported to be in the seeds of some Lathyrus species was confirmed to be present also in the seedling of L. culinaris (trace amount), L. nigricans and L. odemensis. Trigonelline (N-methyl-nicotinic acid), a plant hormone, is present both in seeds and seedlings in different concentrations except in L. ervoides. The different combination of Nonprotein Amino Acids among the species gives indication of their genetic relationship and might partly explain the varying compatibility for interspecies crossing.

  • Free Amino Acids present in commercially available seedlings sold for human consumption. A potential hazard for consumers.
    Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2000
    Co-Authors: Pascale Rozan, Yu-haey Kuo, Fernand Lambein
    Abstract:

    The importance of fresh seedlings for human consumption on European markets continues to increase. Although the contents of free Amino Acids and potentially toxic free Nonprotein Amino Acids in these fresh and supposedly healthy seedlings is very different from those of the seeds, the crude composition is never mentioned on commercial packages. A commercial product containing seven different kinds of fresh seedlings including kamut, adzuki bean, chickpea, mungbean, pinto bean, garden pea, and lentil has been analyzed by HPLC. Per 100 g of fresh product, 548.2 mg of total free Amino Acids was found, of which 56.7 mg is free Nonprotein Amino Acids including beta-(isoxazolin-5-on-2-yl)alanine, homoserine, and isowillardiine and the plant hormone trigonelline (N-methylnicotinic acid). The highest amounts of free Nonprotein Amino Acids and trigonelline are found in garden pea (28.3 mg/100 g), mungbean (9.59 mg/100 g), and lentil (7.50 mg/100 g) seedlings. Trigonelline is present in all legume seedlings examined.

Leonor Nozal - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.