Chemotaxonomical research in higher plants (XVI) carotenoid pigments in the fruits of some local varieties of Cucurbita
The pigments of seven local Cucurbita varieties were determined. In the fruits only carotenoids with alfa- and beta-iononic structure were identified: hydrocarbon carotenoids (alfa- and beta-carotene), xanthophylls (cryptoxanthin, aloxanthin, mutatoxanthin, auroxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin)....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AcademicPres
1984-08-01
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| Series: | Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca |
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| Online Access: | http://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/181 |