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Full chloroplast genome assembly and phylogeny of “red and “yellow” Bixa orellana, “achiote”; popular source of food coloring and traditional medicine.

2020-04-03

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundSeeds from <italic>Bixa orellana</italic>, commonly known as “achiote” and “annatto” produce bixin and norbixin apocarotenoids which impart bright red and orange colors that have been used for thousands of years for food, medicine and body painting by indigenous Americans, and by Europeans for ~ 500 years as food coloring, especially for cheeses. Use of <italic>Bixa </italic>c...

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8e4740f3-947f-535d-9e72-62a8fdb745bf
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-20035/v1
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