Table 1.
Germplasm-wide variations in total phenylpropanoid constituents in food legumes.
| Germplasm (no.) | Variation for flavonoids | References |
|---|---|---|
| FLAVONOID | ||
| Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) | ||
| Landraces (20) | 0.05–0.41 mg quercetin (QUE) equivalent (QUAE) g−1 DW | Mishra et al., 2012 |
| Wild and weedy types (64) | 0.008–0.106 mg g−1 FW, G 12896-B and G 11025B being highest | Espinosa-Alonso et al., 2006 |
| Zolfino landraces (4) | 0.302–0.711 mg g−1 FW | Romani et al., 2004 |
| Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) | ||
| Landraces (20) | 0.05–0.41 mg quercetin equivalent (QUAE) g−1 DW | Mishra et al., 2012 |
| Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) | ||
| Black, red, tan, and white grains (8) | 0.253–0.442 mg g−1 DW, quercetin being highest (0.214–0.279 mg) | Wang et al., 2008 |
| Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) | ||
| Black, pink, red, tan, and white grains (8) | 0.138–0.336 μg g−1 DW, quercetin being highest (0.133–0.288 mg) | Wang et al., 2008 |
| Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) | ||
| Accession (36) | 13–23 mg 100 g−1 DW; Kaempferol, the major component (10.7–19.8 mg) | Wang and Morris, 2007 |
| Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) | ||
| Black, brown, pink, red, and white-grains (50) | 0.2–17.3 mg rutin equiv. (RUE) g−1 DW | Agostini-Costa et al., 2015 |
| Mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) | ||
| Accession (50) | 1.204–2.932 mg g−1 DW | Kim et al., 2013 |
| Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) | ||
| Black, brown, green, red, and yellow grains (8) | 0.892–0.916 mg g−1 DW; genistein (0.438–0.458 mg) and daidzein (0.315–0.354 mg) greater than Kaempferol (0.038–0.068 mg) | Wang et al., 2008 |
| FLAVONOL | ||
| Common bean | ||
| Gene pools differing in seed color (16) | 0.002–0.125 mg g−1 DW | de Lima et al., 2014 |
| Landrace-based populations (10) | 0.011–0.081 mg g−1 DW | Doria et al., 2012 |
| Zolfino landraces (4) | 1.18–7.09 mg g−1 FW | Romani et al., 2004 |
| Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) | ||
| Black, brown, green, golden, and white grains (10) | 0.27–1.06 mg g−1 DW, red-seeded had greater (mean 0.97 mg) than white-seeded (0.27 mg) | Ojwang et al., 2012 |
| ISOFLAVONE | ||
| Common bean | ||
| Gene pools differing in seed color (16) | 0.0008–0.14 mg g−1 DW | de Lima et al., 2014 |
| Landrace-based populations (10) | 0.009–0.113 mg g−1 DW | Doria et al., 2012 |
| Zolfino landraces (4) | 0.002–0.015 mg g−1 FW | Romani et al., 2004 |
| Soybean | ||
| Indian and exotic accessions (46) | 0.234–2.092 mg g−1 DW | Kumar et al., 2015 |
| 0 to VI maturity groups (40) | 0.551–7.584 mg g−1 DW | Zhang et al., 2014 |
| Cultivars (44) | 0.276–1.709 mg g−1 DW | Kim et al., 2014 |
| Seed size variations (204) | 0.682–4.778 mg g−1 DW | Kim et al., 2012b |
| 0 to II maturity groups (210) | 1.161–2.743 mg g−1 DW | Wang et al., 2000 |
Original data on phenylpropanoid constituents given in papers cited here were converted and presented into mg g-1 dry weight.