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Monitoring Invertase Activity and its Impact on Sugar Beet Roots (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.) During Extended Storage Under Controlled Conditions

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Sugar beet factories employ long-term storage of sugar beet roots to extend the processing campaign in Egypt. Changes in the chemical composition of sugar beet roots during storage, driven by invertase enzyme activity, impact the crystallization process in sugar production. This study aimed to monitor invertase activity in sugar beet roots harvested at 180, 195 and, 210 days of cultivation, applying different storage conditions for 1, 10, 20, and 30 days.   Additionally, the study explored the influence of invertase activity on reducing sugars content in sugar beet roots.  Results indicated that covered storage conditions exhibited the lowest invertase activity compared to open air and room storage conditions. Moreover, reducing sugars content was affected by invertase enzyme activity. Storage conditions displayed the lowest inverted sugars content across all tested sugar beet root varieties. Thus, the study suggests that long-term storage with covered conditions is suitable for extending the processing campaign, emphasizing the importance of considering inverted sugars concentration.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2024.254659.1314

Keywords

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), Invertase enzyme, sucrose, reducing sugars, Storage, Controlled conditions

Authors

First Name

Mennat-Allah

Last Name

El-Geddawy

MiddleName

M.A.

Affiliation

Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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menatalah.elanwar@agr.aun.edu.eg

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Assuit

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First Name

Rania

Last Name

Hamdy

MiddleName

M.

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Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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rania.m_86@yahoo.com

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First Name

Rofida

Last Name

Moftah

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F.

Affiliation

Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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rofidamoftah@yahoo.com

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Assiut

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55

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1

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44886

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2023-12-13

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2024-01-01

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61

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73

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1110-0486

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2356-9840

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334,757

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298

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Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Monitoring Invertase Activity and its Impact on Sugar Beet Roots (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.) During Extended Storage Under Controlled Conditions

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23 Dec 2024