Zea Mays,Sweet Corn,the uses and benefit of corn.maize...

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data of Corn.
• Physical Characteristics of Corn.
• Corn Botanical Description.
• History and Origin of Corn.
• Uses of Corn.
• Corn Phytochemicals and constituents.
• Uses for maize(Corn).
• Common and Medicinal Uses of Corn.
• Ethnobotany:Corn Worldwide Uses.
• Health Benefits of Corn.
• Safety,Dosage,Research of Corn.
• Corn's family tree and spectrum of Corn.
• Corn Nutrition Facts.
• Characterization of Anthocyanin Extracts from Maize Kernels.
• Research Update:Zea mays L.

Characterization of Anthocyanin Extracts from Maize Kernels.:

The aim of the present work is to characterize the pigments present in the kernel of four native maize varieties related to the races Arrocillo, Conico, Peruano, and Purepecha to determine their possible use as natural dyes. Total anthocyanin content is determined by a conventional spectrophotometric method, and anthocyanin analysis is done by high-performance liquid chromatography. The stability of the pigment at pH is also evaluated. The four maize samples contained anthocyanin in both the pericarp and aleurone layer.

 Total anthocyanin content among samples ranged from 54 mg/100 g of sample to 115 mg/100 g of sample. Anthocyanin profiles are almost the same among the four samples. Differences are observed only in the relative percentage of each anthocyanin. The anthocyanins identified are cyanidin-3-glucoside, pelargonidin- 3-glucoside, peonidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-(6" malonylglucoside), and cyanidin-3-(3",6"-dimalonylglucoside). Anthocyanin extracts showed similar behavior in solutions with different pH. From pH 1~6 lmax values are maintained almost constant; however, above this pH value, a marked increase is observed in the bathochromic shifts, but the bluish color did not continue to change above pH 8.

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