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Table 12 Increase in free pigments (DHP) in the hydrolysis of carotenoid esters from the marigold flower

From: Hydrolysis of carotenoid esters from Tagetes erecta by the action of lipases from Yarrowia lipolytica

Source of lipasesb

Test

Mg/kga

% of total pigmentsa

Esters

MHP

DHP

Esters

MHP

DHP

A

1

75.87 (0.02)

7.84 (0.06)

2.36 (0.02)

88.2 (0.04)

9.1 (0.06)

2.7 (0.03)

2

83.65 (1.44)

8.03 (0.45)

2.53 (0.13)

88.8 (0.56)

8.5 (0.56)

2.7 (0.11)

3

75.38 (0.06)

6.96 (0.07)

2.80 (0.07)

80.0 (0.98)

7.4 (0.10)

3.0 (0.04)

Avg

78.30

7.61

2.56

85.7

8.3

2.8

B

1

76.47 (1.93)

5.93 (0.50)

2.23 (0.10)

90.3 (0.80)

7.0 (0.65)

2.6 (0.15)

2

70.57 (0.20)

8.26 (0.10)

1.95 (0.06)

87.4 (0.15)

10.2 (0.09)

2.4 (0.07)

3

70.61 (0.14)

7.94 (0.29)

2.23 (0.03)

87.4 (0.51)

9.8 (0.38)

2.8 (0.02)

Avg

72.55

7.38

2.14

88.4

9.0

2.6

C

1

72.43 (0.13)

5.99 (0.21)

1.44 (0.08)

90.7 (0.29)

7.5 (0.24)

1.8 (0.09)

2

72.39 (0.69)

6.05 (0.08)

1.51 (0.09)

90.7 (1.25)

7.6 (0.11)

1.9 (0.10)

3

71.48 (0.06)

6.62 (0.08)

1.42 (0.11)

89.5 (0.50)

8.2 (0.18)

1.8 (0.13)

Avg

72.10

6.22

1.46

90.3

7.8

1.8

  1. aData are presented as mean (SD) with n = 3
  2. bA—Yarrowia lipolytica; B—Rhizopus oryzae; C—Blank