Protochlorophylls in Cucurbitaceae - Distribution, biosynthesis and phylogeny Author Kruk, Jerzy Author Gabruk, Michał Author Kryszczak, Marian Author Wąsik, Piotr text Phytochemistry 2022 113110 2022-05-31 197 1 8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113110 journal article 54878 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113110 efc5cf96-8a23-4f43-8f45-35320fa6e145 1873-3700 8235034

Table 2 Composition of protochlorophylls in the seed coats of the species and varieties of Cucurbitaceae under investigation. The compounds are ordered according to increasing retention times in HPLC chromatograms. The data are the means of 3 replicates with SE ≤ 20% of the mean values.

Protochlorophylls (% total)	MV-GG	MV-DHGG	MV-THGG	MV-phytol	DV-GG	DV-DHGG	DV-THGG	DV-phytol
a Fresh seeds.
Log k’	1.204	1.234	1.273	1.335	1.396	1.425	1.463	1.528
Cucurbita pepo	11.3	10.8	10.6	8.3	16.7	12.5	11.7	17.9
Cucurbita maxima	14.9	12.7	15.7	2.2	20.5	13.9	17.8	2.2
‘Melon Yellow’ Cucurbita maxima a	9.6	9.5	13.3	0.6	21.9	18.4	25.2	1.4
Marrow	7.5	4.5	15.7	18.4	8.4	3.0	17.9	24.1
Pattypan squash	1.0	1.6	5.6	9.4	6.9	7.1	25.3	43.1
Echinocystis lobata a	8.7	2.2	15.2	64.4	3.4	0.4	1.8	3.8
Luffa cylindrica a	23.6	3.7	4.2	68.6	0	0	0	0
Cyclanthera brachystachys	0.2	0	1.1	89.3	0.1	0	0.7	8.6