Ecdysteroids of quinoa seeds (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) |
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| Authors: | Zhu N Kikuzaki H Vastano B C Nakatani N Karwe M V Rosen R T Ho C T |
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| Institution: | Department of Food Science and Center for Advanced Food Technology, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a hardy and nutritious Latin American pseudo-cereal. Studies on the seeds led to the isolation of five ecdysteroids using column chromatography. Their structures were determined as ecdysterone, makisterone A, 24-epi-makisterone A, 24(28)-dehydromakisterone A, and 20,26-dihydroxyecdysone by spectroscopic methods. This study demonstrates that quinoa seeds are a source of ecdysteroids, which were reported to be molting hormones in insects. |
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