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Nandkumar M. Kamat
Department of Botany, Goa University, Taleigao,
Goa.
Garcinia indica Choisy
INTRODUCTION
•Plant Anthocyanins are pigments serving as UV
screen and may be present in entire fruit, juice or
confined only to skin (Goodwin, 1976).
Original pH (Control Dynamics digital pH meter APX 175) and colour (Camel shade
card) recorded
♦ pH 5.25 and 6.16 showed raw sienna with a slight variation in colour.
Similarly for pH 7.46, 8.47 and 10.56.
Fig 1 a. shows two peaks. Major peak at 208.5 with 3.972 absorbance and minor
peak at 265.5 nm with 1.108
1b. Shows two peaks. Major peak at 193.00 nm with 2.488 absorbance and
second peak at 264.00 nm with very less absorbance of 0.249
1c. Shows two peaks. Major peak at 193.00 nm with 2.408 absorbance and
second peak at 262.00 nm with very less absorbance of 0.215
pH 4.70 pH 5.25 pH 6.16
Fig. 3 a
Fig. 3 b Fig. 3 c
pH 13.00
Fig. 3. (a-c) display sharp peaks with
high absorbance at a very narrow range
193-194.5 nm and a spectral shift occurs
at high pH (d) at 203 nm with change of
the colour from venetian red to cadmium
orange
Fig. 3d
DISCUSSION
•Kokum juice at natural pH (1.87) does not show
any absorbance between 600-700 nm. However
there is a weak absorbance over a broad
bandwidth of 400-600 nm which was found to
diminish with higher pH.