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Estimation of Cynogenic Content in Edible Bamboo Shoots through Picrate Paper Method


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1 Forest Chemistry Lab, Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, India
2 Molecular Biology and Tree Physilogy Lab, Institute of Forest Prtoductivity, Ranchi, India
     

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Bamboo shoots are delicious, taste sweet, rich in carbohydrate, protein, vitamin and essential amino acids. Despite these nutrtious quality, bamboo shoots have cynogenic glycosides which releases hydrocyanic acid (HCN) on hydrolysis. Picrate paper method was found convinient and reliable protocol to estimate hydrocyanic acid content in edible bamboo shoots. Present study was done on edible shoots of three bamboo including B. tulda and D. strictus and found that tender shoots of B. tulda are edible and good for human health as it has lower content of hydrocyanic acid. Overall middle part of the shoots contained maximum amount of HCN content in all species.

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Bamboo shoots, Picrate paper, Cynogenic gylcosides, HCN.
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Pankaj Singh
Forest Chemistry Lab, Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi
India

Rameshwar Das
Forest Chemistry Lab, Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi
India

Sanjay Singh
Molecular Biology and Tree Physilogy Lab, Institute of Forest Prtoductivity, Ranchi
India

Priya Kumari
Molecular Biology and Tree Physilogy Lab, Institute of Forest Prtoductivity, Ranchi
India


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Authors

Pankaj Singh
Forest Chemistry Lab, Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, India
Rameshwar Das
Forest Chemistry Lab, Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, India
Sanjay Singh
Molecular Biology and Tree Physilogy Lab, Institute of Forest Prtoductivity, Ranchi, India
Priya Kumari
Molecular Biology and Tree Physilogy Lab, Institute of Forest Prtoductivity, Ranchi, India

Abstract


Bamboo shoots are delicious, taste sweet, rich in carbohydrate, protein, vitamin and essential amino acids. Despite these nutrtious quality, bamboo shoots have cynogenic glycosides which releases hydrocyanic acid (HCN) on hydrolysis. Picrate paper method was found convinient and reliable protocol to estimate hydrocyanic acid content in edible bamboo shoots. Present study was done on edible shoots of three bamboo including B. tulda and D. strictus and found that tender shoots of B. tulda are edible and good for human health as it has lower content of hydrocyanic acid. Overall middle part of the shoots contained maximum amount of HCN content in all species.

Keywords


Bamboo shoots, Picrate paper, Cynogenic gylcosides, HCN.

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