Aspectos histoquímicos e morfológicos de grãos de café de diferentes qualidades
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2007-05
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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Este trabalho teve por objetivo relacionar aspectos histoquímicos e morfológicos de grãos secos de café com a qualidade destes classificadas como bebida mole, dura e rio. Paralelamente a esses estudos, foram realizadas em cada lote de grãos a lixiviação de potássio, a condutividade elétrica e a atividade da polifenol oxidase. Uma maior lixiviação de potássio, com o conseqüente aumento na condutividade elétrica, mostrou ser um forte indicador de danos na membrana e parede celular. Este dano foi confirmado por fotomicrografias em estudos histoquímicos e morfológicos de grãos de café. Estes estudos mostraram que no café bebida mole havia corpos lipídicos globulares bem definidos no interior dos protoplastos. Com a perda da qualidade da bebida para dura e rio, verificou- se que os lipídeos não mais se apresentaram em corpos lipídicos bem definidos, estavam localizados nas regiões periféricas do protoplasto e algumas vezes extravasados no tecido devido à degradação da parede celular.
This research studied the histological and morphological aspects of the dry grain coffee classified as ‘mole, ‘dura’ and ‘rio’ beverage. Concomitantly to these studies there were realized in each group of grains, potassium lixiviation, electric conductivity and polyphenol oxidase activity. A higher potassium lixiviation with the consequent increase in electric conductivity showed to be a strong indicator of membrane and cell wall damage. This damage was confirmed by histological and morphological studies of coffee grains. These studies showed that coffee beverage ‘mole’ had well defined lipidic bodies in the interior of protoplasts. During the beverage quality loss to ‘dura’ and ‘rio’, it was observed that lipids did not appear in well defined lipidic bodies like ‘mole’ coffee beverage, were localized in periphery of the protoplasts and sometimes extravased into the tissue due the degradation in cell wall.
This research studied the histological and morphological aspects of the dry grain coffee classified as ‘mole, ‘dura’ and ‘rio’ beverage. Concomitantly to these studies there were realized in each group of grains, potassium lixiviation, electric conductivity and polyphenol oxidase activity. A higher potassium lixiviation with the consequent increase in electric conductivity showed to be a strong indicator of membrane and cell wall damage. This damage was confirmed by histological and morphological studies of coffee grains. These studies showed that coffee beverage ‘mole’ had well defined lipidic bodies in the interior of protoplasts. During the beverage quality loss to ‘dura’ and ‘rio’, it was observed that lipids did not appear in well defined lipidic bodies like ‘mole’ coffee beverage, were localized in periphery of the protoplasts and sometimes extravased into the tissue due the degradation in cell wall.
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Morfologia, Lipídeo, Bebida, Óleo
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GOULART, P. F. P. et al. Aspectos histoquímicos e morfológicos de grãos de café de diferentes qualidades. Ciência Rural, Santa Maria,v.37, n.3, p.662-666, mai./jun. 2007.