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. 2015 Nov 4;53(3):1620–1632. doi: 10.1007/s13197-015-2076-9

Table 3.

Changes in quercetin Q4’G glucosidase and 4′-glucosyltransferase (nmole/gFW/min) in onions kept in the storage chamber for 9 months at 4 °C, 10 °C, 25 °C

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4 °C
 Q4’G glucosidase 2.38 ± 0.20ab 2.88 ± 0.23b 2.90 ± 0.12a 3.00 ± 0.24a 3.13 ± 0.22b 3.48 ± 0.19ab 3.80 ± 0.12ab 3.12 ± 0.22ab 2.98 ± 0.19a 2.45 ± 0.23abc
 Q4’glucos-
yltransferase
13.60 ± 0.40a 14.20 ± 0.06b 15.48 ± 0.04b 16.01 ± 0.18a 16.92 ± 0.48a 17.56 ± 0.52a 18.20 ± 0.47ab 16.20 ± 0.32a 15.80 ± 0.35a 15.20 ± 0.34ab
10 °C
 Q4’G glucosidase 2.38 ± 0.20 ab 2.48 ± 0.20ab 2.59 ± 0.29ab 2.98 ± 0.25ab 3.03 ± 0.26a 3.28 ± 0.20 a 3.40 ± 0.15a 3.04 ± 0.22a 2.78 ± 0.12a 2.05 ± 0.29a
 Q4’glucos-yltransferase 13.60 ± 0.40b 14.80 ± 0.45a 16.48 ± 0.14b 17.01 ± 0.49a 18.92 ± 0.37b 18.56 ± 0.11a 18.90 ± 0.45ab 18.20 ± 0.25a 16.80 ± 0.32a 15.52 ± 0.23a
25 °C
 Q4’G glucosidase 2.38 ± 0.20a 2.28 ± 0.17ac 2.39 ± 0.23bc 2.18 ± 0.12 ab 3.03 ± 0.25ab 2.98 ± 0.26b 3.28 ± 0.18ab 2.29 ± 0.19a 2.28 ± 0.21ab 2.15 ± 0.22ab
 Q4’glucos-
yltransferase
13.60 ± 0.40a 14.62 ± 0.22b 15.52 ± 0.03a 14.55 ± 0.06a 16.80 ± 0.44a 16.20 ± 0.38a 16.70 ± 0.38a 16.00 ± 0.38a 15.80 ± 0.33a 15.20 ± 0.48ab
Calibration curve equations for quercetin-4’G glucosidase and quercetin 4′-glucosyltransferase
Enzymes Equation r 2
quercetin-4’G glucosidase x = (y- 0.0211)/0.000204 0.9995
quercetin 4′-glucosyltransferase x = (y- 0.052037)/0.000363 0.9955

At the 0.05 level, the mean difference values with different letters of superscript are significantly different from each other and the interaction between temperature and storage time is significant