The antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and green pigmentation between garlic flesh, sprout and stem were studied. Furthermore, it was suggested the possible existence of natural substance to inhibit green pigmentation in the sprout and st...
The antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and green pigmentation between garlic flesh, sprout and stem were studied. Furthermore, it was suggested the possible existence of natural substance to inhibit green pigmentation in the sprout and stem. When different parts of garlic (flesh, sprout and stem) were added separately to TSB at 0.5% level, flesh and sprout showed strong but different degree of inhibition while stem did not. Sprout was somewhat more antibacterial than flesh. We know the thiosulfinate content differ on garlic parts (flesh, sprout, stem) by using HPLC.
Sprout and stems did not turn green while flesh of the same garlic fomed intense green pigmentation upon crushing. Specially, when greening garlic was mixed with sprout&stem, green pigementation capacity disappeared.
The levels of thiosulfinates concerning green pigmentation of flesh and spout&stem of the same garlic were not significantly different. Also, sprout and stem has enough isoalliin needed to greening pigmentation. When sprout&stems were heated at 80℃ for 20-60S, the homogenized sprout&stem turned green.
As a result, despite sprout&stem has enough requisite to worthy occur greening pigmentation, it do not show greening pigmentation but, blanched(80℃/20-60S) sprout&stem show greening pigmentation. Sprout&stem seems to contain unknown factor(s) inhibiting greening pigmentation. And the inhibiting activity of sprout&stem was inactivated by mild heating. It requires a further research to find the chemical natures of the greening inhibiting substance.