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Purine alkaloids in seeds ofTheobroma species from the Amazon

Purinalkaloide in Samen vonTheobroma-Arten aus dem Amazonas-Becken

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Das Vorkommen von Purin-Alkaloiden in Samen von vierTheobroma-Arten des Amazonasbeckens wurde mit Hilfe einer RP-HPLC-Methode untersucht. In Samen vonTheobroma grandiflorum wurden 0,38% 1,3,7,9-Tetramethylharnsäure (TMU), vonT. subincanum 0,07% TMU, vonT. speciosum 0,01% Theobromin und 0,04% TMU sowie schließlich vonT. mariae 2,35% Theobromin und 0,12% Coffein gefunden. Die Ergebnisse wurden qualitativ dünnschichtchromatographisch bestätigt.

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The content of purine alkaloids in seeds of fourTheobroma species from the Amazon basin was analized by a reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method.Theobroma grandiflorum was found to contain 0.38% of 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acidT. subincanum 0.07% 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid,T. speciosum 0.01% theobromine and 0.04% 1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid and finallyT. mariae 2.35% theobromine and 0.12% caffeine. Theophylline could not be detected in any of these species. The results were confirmed qualitatively by thin-layer chromatography.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Lebensmittelchemie der Universität Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11-13, W-5300, Bonn 1, Germany

    Friedhelm Marx

  2. Department of Ecology, Emilio Goeldi Museum, CNPq-SCT, 66040, Belém, Brazil

    José G. S. Maia

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Marx, F., Maia, J.G.S. Purine alkaloids in seeds ofTheobroma species from the Amazon. Z Lebensm Unters Forch 193, 460–461 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01187339

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