TY - JOUR
T1 - Betaine distribution in Angiosperms
AU - Blunden, Gerald
AU - Sautreau, Asmita
AU - Armstrong, Nigel
AU - Adrian-Romero, M.
AU - Melendez, P.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Over 140 Angiosperm species, included in 45 of the 62 orders listed by Engler, have been investigated for the presence of betaines, which were detected in 86% of the species examined and in 43 of the orders. Moreover, betaines were reported earlier in a further seven of the orders. Thus, it can be concluded that betaines are very widely distributed in Angiosperms. The most commonly detected betaines in the study were glycinebetaine and trigonelline, although others, such as prolinebetaine, trans-4-hydroxyprolinebetaine and pipecolatebetaine were found, although with a very restricted distribution. In the large majority of species tested, betaine levels were low (below 0.1%, dry weight).
AB - Over 140 Angiosperm species, included in 45 of the 62 orders listed by Engler, have been investigated for the presence of betaines, which were detected in 86% of the species examined and in 43 of the orders. Moreover, betaines were reported earlier in a further seven of the orders. Thus, it can be concluded that betaines are very widely distributed in Angiosperms. The most commonly detected betaines in the study were glycinebetaine and trigonelline, although others, such as prolinebetaine, trans-4-hydroxyprolinebetaine and pipecolatebetaine were found, although with a very restricted distribution. In the large majority of species tested, betaine levels were low (below 0.1%, dry weight).
U2 - 10.1016/j.bse.2005.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.bse.2005.01.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0305-1978
VL - 33
SP - 904
EP - 920
JO - Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
JF - Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
IS - 9
ER -