The mutagenicity of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) preparations
Titel:
The mutagenicity of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) preparations
Auteur:
de Meester, C. Rollmann, B. Mupenda, K. Mary, Y.
Verschenen in:
Food additives and contaminants. Pt. A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment
Paginering:
Jaargang 7 (1990) nr. 1 pagina's 125-136
Jaar:
1990-01
Inhoud:
Different cassava products were found to contain mutagenic activities in the Ames test. This paper describes how the flavonol quercetin is released during the cooking of fresh cassava leaves, following a process very similar to culinary habits. The hydrolysis of the glucoside(s) and the release of free quercetin has been followed by the monitoring of mutagenic activities with a simultaneous isolation and purification by thin-layer chromatography. The fluorodensitometric method applied revealed that fresh leaves contained about 1300 mg quercetin per kg wet weight, of which 800 mg were released during a normal cooking process.