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Identification of an allele attributable to formation of cucumber-like flavor in wild tomato species (Solanum pennellii) that was inactivated during domestication.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 16 May 2007
Matsui Kenji, Ishii Miho, Sasaki Masahiro, Rabinowitch Haim D, Ben-Oliel Gadi
Abstract excerpt
Carbon 6 (C6)-aldehydes formed by fatty acid 13-hydroperoxide lyase (13HPL) specific to fatty acid 13-hydroperoxides (13-HPO) are important flavor constituents in fresh tomato fruits. C9-aldehydes are usually formed by 9/13HPL showing dual specificity to 9- and 13-HPOs and are scarcely found in t...
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