INVESTIGATION OF SOME WATER SOLUBLE PARAMETERS IN APRICOT FRUIT OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES CULTIVATED

Abstract

In this study, the amounts of reduced form of glutathione (GSH), oxidized form of glutathione (GSSG) andvarious B vitamins particularly, thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), nicotinic acid(vitamin B3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) and folic acid (vitamin B9) in fresh ripe apricot fruitsof six different varieties were determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC). It wasobserved that GSH, GSSG, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6 and vitamin B9 levels werebetween 914.70±24.10 – 82.56±5.92 µg/g; 35.28±2.73 – 17.16±2.05 µg/g, 0.49±0.08 - 1.02±0.13 µg/g,1.56±0.14 - 4.48±0.46 µg/g, 16.10±2.46 5.40±0.52 µg/g, 23.85±2.90 - 7.86±0.58 µg/g and 8.84±0.86 -3.04±0.29 µg/g, respectively. The Hudayı variety was rich in GSH, GSGH, vitamin B1 and B2, Kabaaşıvariety was rich in Vitamin B3 and B6 and Hacıhaliloğlu variety was rich in vitamin B9.