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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2021

Raman Molecular Fingerprints of Rice Nutritional Quality and the Concept of Raman Barcode.

Giuseppe Pezzotti, Wenliang Zhu, Haruna Chikaguchi, Elia Marin, Francesco Boschetto, Takehiro Masumura, Yo-Ichiro Sato, Tetsuya Nakazaki

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe PezzottiCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
Wenliang ZhuCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
Haruna ChikaguchiCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
Elia MarinCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
Francesco BoschettoCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
Takehiro MasumuraLaboratory of Genetic Engineering, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yo-Ichiro SatoResearch Center for Japanese Food Culture, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan.
Tetsuya NakazakiExperimental Farm, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kizugawa, Japan.
Kyoto Institute of Technology · JPKyoto Prefectural University · JPKyoto University · JPTokyo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nutritional quality of rice is contingent on a wide spectrum of biochemical characteristics, which essentially depend on rice genome, but are also greatly affected by growing/environmental conditions and aging during storage. The genetic basis and related identification of genes have widely been studied and rationally linked to accumulation of micronutrients in grains. However, genetic classifications cannot catch quality fluctuations arising from interannual, environmental, and storage conditions. Here, we propose a quantitative spectroscopic approach to analyze rice nutritional quality based on Raman spectroscopy, and disclose analytical algorithms for the determination of: (i) amylopectin and amylose concentrations, (ii) aromatic amino acids, (iii) protein content and structure, and (iv) chemical residues. The proposed Raman algorithms directly link to the molecular composition of grains and allow fast/non-destructive determination of key nutritional parameters with minimal sample preparation. Building upon spectroscopic information at the molecular level, we newly propose to represent the nutritional quality of labeled rice products with a barcode specially tailored on the Raman spectrum. The Raman barcode, which can be stored in databases promptly consultable with barcode scanners, could be linked to diet applications (apps) to enable a rapid, factual, and unequivocal product identification based on direct molecular screening.

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barcodefingerprintmolecularnutrientsqualityRamanrice

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