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Carotenoid diversity in cultivated citrus is highly influenced by genetic factors.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 14 Jun 2006
Fanciullino Anne-Laure, Dhuique-Mayer Claudie, Luro Francois, Casanova Joseph, Morillon Raphael, Ollitrault Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Citrus fruits are complex sources of carotenoids with more than 100 kinds of pigments reported in this genus. To understand the origin of the diversity of carotenoid compositions of citrus fruit, 25 genotypes that belong to the 8 cultivated Citrus species were analyzed. Juice extracts of mature fruit were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography using a C30 column. The 25 citrus genotypes presented...
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