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Genetics of flavonoid, carotenoid, and chlorophyll pigments in melon fruit rinds.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 13 Oct 2010
Tadmor Yaakov, Burger Joseph, Yaakov Ilan, Feder Ari, Libhaber Smadar E, Portnoy Vitaly, Meir Ayala, Tzuri Galil, Sa'ar Uzi, Rogachev Ilana, Aharoni Asaph, Abeliovich Hagai, Schaffer Arthur A, Lewinsohn Efraim, Katzir Nurit
Abstract excerpt
External color has profound effects on acceptability of agricultural products by consumers. Carotenoids and chlorophylls are known to be the major pigments of melon (Cucumis melo L.) rinds. Flavonoids (especially chalcones and anthocyanins) are also prominent in other fruits but have not been reported to occur in melons fruit. We analyzed the pigments accumulating in rinds of different melon genotypes during...
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