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Characterisation of metabolic profile of banana genotypes, aiming at biofortified Musa spp. cultivars.
Food chemistry - 15 Feb 2014
Borges Cristine Vanz, Amorim Vanusia Batista de Oliveira, Ramlov Fernanda, Ledo Carlos Alberto da Silva, Donato Marcela, Maraschin Marcelo, Amorim Edson Perito
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The banana is an important, widely consumed fruit, especially in areas of rampant undernutrition. Twenty-nine samples were analysed, including 9 diploids, 13 triploids and 7 tetraploids, in the Active Germplasm Bank, at Embrapa Cassava & Fruits, to evaluate the bioactive compounds. The results of this study reveal the presence of a diversity of bioactive compounds, e.g., catechins; they are phenolic compounds...
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