Callus culture development of two varieties of Tagetes erecta and carotenoid production

Background: The properties of natural pigments, such as antioxidants, functional, medical, and nutraceutical, have demonstrated the advantages of these natural compounds over synthetic ones. Some products are accepted only when they are pigmented with natural, food-quality colorants: for example pou...

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Main Authors: Israel Benítez-García, Pablo Emilio Vanegas-Espinoza, Antonio J. Meléndez-Martínez, Francisco J. Heredia, Octavio Paredes-López, Alma Angélica Del Villar-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345814000475