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Tagetes erecta MARIGOLDS WITH ALTERED CAROTENOID COMPOSITIONS AND RATIOS

a technology of carotenoid composition and ratio, applied in the field of marigold plant, can solve the problems of low yield, inability to accept by-products, and costly extraction methods, and achieve the effects of enhancing -carotene ratio, enhancing zeaxanthin ratio, and enhancing neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-29
HAUPTMANN RANDAL +2
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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to marigold plants that have enhanced levels of certain pigments in their petals, leaves, or both. These pigments include zeaxanthin, neoxanthin plus violaxanthin, β-carotene, lycopene, α-cryptoxanthin, phytoene, and phytofluene. The petals may also contain measurable amounts of zeta-carotene. The ratio of these pigments to other pigments can be measured and is typically greater than 1:10, preferably greater than 2:10, and up to about 1.0. The plant can be a mutant or a hybrid of mutant and non-mutant plants. The petals can also contain a combination of these pigments. The invention also includes a food additive made from the petals of the marigold plant.

Problems solved by technology

The reasons for such focus can be attributed to the pro-vitamin A activity of β-carotene and the limited commercial availability of other prominent food carotenoids.
The carotenoids desired in poultry tissues are a function of their dietary concentration, because poultry do not have the ability to synthesize carotenoids de novo.
Astaxanthin supplied from biological sources, such as crustaceans, yeast and green algae is limited by low yield and costly extraction methods when compared with that obtained by organic synthetic methods.
Usual synthetic methods however, produce by-products that can be considered unacceptable.

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EMS Treatment of Tagetes erecta ‘Scarletade’

[0115]Seeds of Tagetes erecta xanthophyll marigold denominated ‘Scarletade’ (commercially available from PanAmerican Seed Co. 622 Town Road, West Chicago, Ill. 60185) were treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS, commercially available from Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo. 63178). Approximately 2,500 seeds were added to 400 ml of 0.4% (v / v) or 0.8% (v / v) EMS and were stirred gently for eight hours at ambient temperature. During a four-hour period following the EMS treatment, the seeds were washed sixteen times, each wash using continuous stirring with 400 ml distilled water. The treated seeds, identified as M1 seeds, were then sown in trays containing soilless potting mix.

[0116]After several weeks, the seedlings were transplanted into pots containing soilless potting mix and maintained in the greenhouse. Flowers produced by those plants were naturally self-pollinated. The resulting seeds, identified as M2 seeds, were harvested from appr...

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HPLC Screening of EMS-Treated Tagetes erecta ‘Scarletade’

[0117]EMS-treated ‘Scarletade’ plants were field-grown at PanAmerican Seed Co. in Santa Paula, Calif. 93060, and were screened by HPLC for altered zeaxanthin ratio. Flowers approximately 98% fully opened were selected for analysis. From each flower, one petal was removed one-third of the distance from the flower center and placed in a 3.5″×0.75″ glass vial containing approximately 5 grams of glass beads. Vials were packaged with dry ice until stored at −80° C.

[0118]For analysis, solvent delivery and aliquot removal were accomplished with a robotic system comprising a single injector valve Gilson 232XL and a 402 2S1V diluter [Gilson, Inc. USA, 3000 W. Beltline Highway, Middleton, Wis.]. For saponification, 3 ml of 50% potassium hydroxide hydro-ethanolic solution (4 water:1 ethanol) was added to each vial, followed by the addition of 3 ml of octanol. The saponification treatment was conducted at room temperature with vials maint...

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EMS Treatment of Tagetes erecta 13819

[0125]Seeds of Tagetes erecta xanthophyll marigold named 13819 (a proprietary breeding selection of PanAmerican Seed Co. 622 Town Road, West Chicago, Ill. 60185) were treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS, commercially available from Sigma Chemical Co. St. Louis, Mo. 63178). Approximately, 7,000 seeds were added to 600 ml of 0.2% (v / v) or 0.4% (v / v) EMS and stirred gently for eight hours at ambient temperature. During a four-hour period following the EMS treatment, the seeds were washed sixteen times, each wash using continuous stirring with 600 ml distilled water.

[0126]The treated seeds, identified as M1 seeds, were then sown in trays containing soilless potting mix. After three to four weeks, the seedlings were transplanted into the field. Flowers produced by these plants were bagged to prevent cross-pollination, and were permitted to spontaneously self-pollinate. The resulting seeds, identified as M2 seeds, were harvested from approximately...

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Abstract

A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are disclosed whose flower petals, leaves or flower petals and leaves contain one or more of an enhanced neoxanthin plus violaxanthin ratio, an enhanced β-carotene ratio, an enhanced lycopene ratio, an enhanced α-cryptoxanthin ratio, an enhanced phytoene ratio or an enhanced phytofluene ratio relative to that ratio in a non-mutant marigold. A marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof and seed are also disclosed whose flower petals contain zeaxanthin esters and are substantially free of esters of both neoxanthin and violaxanthin, and wherein zeaxanthin constitutes at least about one-half of the extractable carotenoids when xanthophylls are assayed as alcohols. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such plants, oleoresins and comestible materials that have such carotenoid ratios.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 325,265 filed on Dec. 19, 2002, that was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 180,775 that was filed on Jun. 26, 2002, that itself claimed priority of provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 302,460 that was filed on Jun. 29, 2001.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to a marigold plant that contains carotenoid pigments present at other than the usual ratios. The invention more particularly relates to a marigold plant, a regenerable portion thereof, a hybrid or later generation whose petals, leaves or both petals and leaves, contain an enhanced ratio of one or more carotenoid compounds relative to lutein, and also seed that produces such a marigold plant, an oleoresin produced from such flowers or leaves and comestible products made using zeaxanthin and lutein. The flower petals of such a contemplated marigold typically also contain a measurable amount of zet...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/065A01H5/02A23L5/40C12N15/82
CPCA01H1/06A01H5/02C12N15/825C12N15/8243A01H5/025A01H6/14A01H6/1496
Inventor HAUPTMANN, RANDALWINNER, BLAIR L.BLOWERS, ALAN
Owner HAUPTMANN RANDAL
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