Ferritin isolation from different genotype of rice and its biochemical characterization

Abstract

Ferritin content was analyzed by Bradford’s method and biochemical confirmation was concluded by reductive release of ferritin iron using Ferrozine. BJ-21 and ARB-6 contained highest ferritin among the selected genotypes. Though ferritin was reported to store 92% of the total Fe indicating positive correlation between Ferritin and Fe content in grain, some deviations were observed among genotypes like AM-72, AM-1, BJ-23, IRJS-11 which had comparatively lower ferritin content than others but had higher Fe content, suggesting that it is not always that high ferritin leads total increase of Fe content in rice grain.