An improved butanol-HCl assay for quantification of water-soluble, acetone:methanol-soluble, and insoluble proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)

An improved butanol-HCl assay for quantification of water-soluble, acetone:methanol-soluble, and insoluble proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins)

Abstract Background Condensed tannins (CT) are the most abundant secondary metabolite of land plants and can vary in abundance and structure according to tissue type, species, genotype, age, and environmental conditions. Recent improvements to the butanol-HCl assay have separately helped quantificat...

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Main Authors: Philip-Edouard Shay, J. A. Trofymow, C. Peter Constabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Plant Methods
Subjects:
Tannin
Proanthocyanidins
Leaf litter
Nitrogen stress
Polyphenol
Flavonoid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-017-0213-3

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