Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 66 (1), 104-109 (2000)

Characteristics of Ethanol-Extracted Chlorophyll-Related Compounds from Salted Brown Seaweed, Konbu Laminaria japonica and Its Use on Seasoning Extractive of Konbu

Kôichi Kataura, Satomi Koseki, Hiroko Ogawa,
Fumito Yamazaki, and Yoshiaki Tateno

It has previously been reported that under fluorescent light, chlorophyll a dissolved in ethanol decomposed with a concomitant formation of several new components, as measured by high performance liquid chromatography, developed green color for a long term. In the present study, we tried to find another material appropriate for the extraction of chlorophyll-related compounds, preferably with green color. Thus the comparison was made on yield, color, and odor of ethanol-extracted chlorophyll-related compounds among unsalted and salted brown seaweeds and some vegetable sources. Consequently, ethanol-extracted chlorophyll-related compounds from the salted brown seaweed, Konbu Laminaria japonica were much better at conferring the greenish color together with a pleasant odor, when combined with seasoning extractive from the Konbu. In addition, the ethanol-extracted chlorophyll-related compounds from the salted Konbu, Laminaria japonica were found to contain several similar components which can be assumed to be allomerized products of the chlorophyll molecule.


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