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Structural and qualitative analysis of the phytin accumulation in the mature flax seeds

Titok V.V., Vakula S.I., Leontiev V.N., Lugin V.G.

SUMMARY. Different aspects of phytin accumulation in mature flax seeds are considered: range of variation, an impact of the environmental conditions and morphology of phytate globoids. Over a period of 2005–2009 harvest seasons the phytin concentration in flax seeds varied from 29.3 to 35.4 g/kg. Intensive rain and cool weather during seed maturation promoted phytic acid accumulation. According to the SEM, cotyledonous globoids are electron-dense spherical concretions with an average diameter of 2.3–5.6 µm. Chemical elements K, Mg, Mn, Ca and Fe were detected in the chemical composition of phytate globoids.

Tsitologiya i Genetika 2015, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 40-44

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Titok V.V., Vakula S.I., Leontiev V.N., Lugin V.G. Structural and qualitative analysis of the phytin accumulation in the mature flax seeds, Tsitol Genet., 2015, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 40-44.