Presence of saponin-bodies in pericarp cells of Chenopodium quinoa Willd (QUINOA)

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Prado, FE [1 ]
Gallardo, M [1 ]
Gonzalez, JA [1 ]
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[1] FDN MIGUEL LILLO BOT,RA-4000 S MIGUEL TUCUMAN,ARGENTINA
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saponin-bodies; Chenopodium quinoa; pericarp; Andean crop;
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The presence of saponin-bodies in Chenopodium quinoa Willd. fruit was established. The identification of saponin-bodies in the pericarp cells was found through optical and electronic microscopy, and chemical methods. Through electronic and optical microscopy the saponin-bodies exhibited a globe-shape. The saponin-bodies were about 6.5 mu m in diameter and they appear as an aggregate which would be formed by 4 or 5 small granules (2.2 mu m diameter). Scanning and transmission electron microscopy revealed a different ultrastructure in relation to starch granules. Enzymatic digestion with amyloglucosydase did not show disappearance of saponin-bodies.
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