Research Article

Isolation and Structural Analysis In Vivo of Newly Synthesized Fructooligosaccharides in Onion Bulbs Tissues (Allium cepa L.) during Storage

Table 3

Some chemical properties of saccharides 1 and 2 (a) isolated from onion bulb tissues stored one month at C, and (b) synthesized by purified 6G-FFT from onion.

(a) Saccharides isolated from onion bulns

SaccharideR-sucrose valueReducing powerMolar ratio in the hydrolyzate: Red. Sugar/fructoseTOF-MS m/zDP
11.55+0.53652
22.15+0.35273

(b) Saccharides synthesized by purified 6G-FFT from onion

SaccharideR-sucrose value*Reducing powerMolar ratio in the hydrolyzate: Red. Sugar/fructoseTOF-MS m/zDP
11.56+0.53652
22.15+0.35273

*R-sucrose = retention time of the saccharide to retention time of sucrose.