Abstract
AbstractThe exposure of red beet root tissue to ultraviolet (254 nm) at 2 × 106 erg × cm−2× min−1 (0.2 J × cm−2× min−1) causes release of betacyanin after a 20 minute induction period. Ultraviolet‐photolysis is temperature‐sensitive having a thermal threshold at about 10°C. Reduction in pigment release was effected by chlorides of Mg, Ca and Sr, but not by Li, Na or K. This effect was marked but not complete, even at 40 mM concentration.It is concluded that photolysis is indirect, and involves a lytic factor, possibly an oxidant, derived from an original photochemical product.
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