G. H. Laleh
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Uromieh University, Iran
H. Frydoonfar
Department of Surgical Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
R. Heidary
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Uromieh University, Iran
R. Jameei
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Uromieh University, Iran
S. Zare
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Uromieh University, Iran
ABSTRACT
The anthocyanin pigment was extracted from the four different Berberis plant (B. khorasanica, B. integerrima, B. orthobotrys, and B. vulgaris) using the soaking and wetting in Ethanol (1% acidified). The extracted anthocyanin pigments then were exposed to number of environmental conditions, which could destabilize the anthocyanin molecules. These environmental conditions were included three different pHs (0, 1.5 and 3), various temperatures (5oC, 15oC, 25oC and 35oC) and presence or absence of light. The results of the study showed that increasing in pH, temperature or exposure to light is able to spoil the anthocyanin molecule. Another factor affecting the tolerance of anthocyanin towards the environmental condition is the role of different species. Among the various Berberis species anthocyanin pigment in B. khorasanica, showed the greatest resistance to destruction by environmental conditions followed by B. vulgaris, B. orthobotrys, and B. integerrima.
How to cite this article
G. H. Laleh, H. Frydoonfar, R. Heidary, R. Jameei and S. Zare, 2006. The Effect of Light, Temperature, pH and Species
on Stability of Anthocyanin Pigments in Four Berberis Species. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 5: 90-92.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.90.92
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2006.90.92
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.90.92
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2006.90.92