Changes in the content of D-chiro-inositol and its α-D-galactosyl derivatives during vegetation and desiccation of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

• Published in: Agronomy Science (Online) Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 83 - 97
• Main Authors: Lahuta, Lesław Bernard, Szablińska-Piernik, Joanna, Górecki, Ryszard J., Mitrus, Joanna, Horbowicz, Marcin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 26.09.2023

Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is the only crop that contains D-chiro-inositol (DCI) in significant contents in vegetative tissues and its α-D-galactosyl derivatives in seeds. Besides DCI, buckwheat tissues contain small contents of D-pinitol (PIN) and myo-inositol (MIN) and their α-...