Asian Journal of Biochemistry1815-99231815-9931Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajb.2007.237.246Phalaenopsis violacea Orchids]]>LingLoke Fong SubramaniamSreeramanan 4200724Biochemical analyses were carried out on the leaves and flower samples of Phalaenopsis violacea orchid plants. Anthocyanins and anthocyanidins, chlorophylls, phenolics, proteins and sugar contents were used to analyse and provide the general idea regarding partial selection of superior qualities for tissue culture and plant breeding purposes. Through the biochemical and statistical analyses, the Phalaenopsis violacea orchid plant No. 9 has been found to be the most superior plant among all the 12 different samples of orchid plants in terms of its biological activities. The anthocyanidins contents detected were as follow: cyanidin (11.53±0.07 μg mL-1), delphinidin (12.73±0.08 μg mL-1), malvidin (7.65±0.05 μg mL-1), pelargonidin (8.98±0.06 μg mL-1), peonidin (21.24±0.13 μg mL-1) and petunidin (117.12±0.69 μg mL-1). The total amount of chlorophyll contents (chlorophyll a and b) was 8.97±0.1 μg mL-1 while the chlorophyll concentration was 448.67±5.1 μg g-1. As for the phenolic and protein contents estimation, the results obtained were 1.78±0 and 55.00±4.15 μg, respectively. In soluble sugar analysis, a relatively smaller amount of sugar content was detected for about 0.19±0 μmol in the orchid plant No. 9. The main objectives of this study were selecting partial superior qualities of Phalaenopsis violacea orchid plant for tissue culture and plant breeding purposes through different biochemical analyses.]]>Andreotti, C., G. Costa and D. Treutter,2006109130137Bellomo, M.G. and B. Fallico,2007Pistacia vera) of different geographic origin.]]>20224224Bradford, M.M.,197672248254Croteau, R., T.M. Kutchan and N.G. Lewis,2000pp:1275-1282pp:1275-1282Farzad, M., R. Griesbach and M.R. Weiss,2002Viola cornuta L. (Violacea): A model system to study regulation of anthocyanin production.]]>162225231Fighetti, C.,2006Phalaenopsis.]]>Harborne, J.B.,19731st Edn.,Pages: 278Pages: 278Hutzler, P., R. Fischbach, W. Heller, T.P. Jungblut, S. Reuber, R. Schmitz, M. Veit, G. Weissenbock and J.P. Schnitzler,199849953965Jubert, C. and G. Bailey,2006114095100Kataoka, K., K. Sumitomo, T. Fudano and K. Kawase,2004Phalaenopsis leaves before floral transition.]]>102131132Lahai, M.T., I.J. Ekanayake and J.B. George,200311107117Lisiewska, Z., W. Kmiecik and A. Korus,2006Anethum graveolens L.) depending on plant height.]]>19134140Maisuthisakul, P., M. Suttajit and R. Pongsawatmanit,200710014091418McLaughlin, S.P., R.R. Williams, D.A. Abdel Rahman Anouti and J.M. Nelson,20004599110Schnablova, R., H. Synkova, A. Vieankova, L. Burketova, J. Eder and M. Cvikrova,2006in vitro growth.]]>44526534Singleton, V.L., R. Orthofer and R.M. Lamuela-Raventos,19991999pp: 152-178pp: 152-178Smogyi, M.,19521951923Sood, S., D. Vyas and P.K. Nagar,2006108390396Stavrianakou, S., G. Liakopoulos and G. Karabourniotis,2006Dittrichia viscose (Asteraceae).]]>56293300