Selenium affects the S-alk(en)yl cysteine sulfoxides among short-day onion cultivars

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-311

  Kopsell, Dean A ^a   Randle, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

(+) S methyl L cysteine sulfoxide; (+) S propyl L cysteine sulfoxide; Allium cepa; HPLC; Pyruvic acid; S 2 carboxypropyl glutathione; Selenate; Trans(+) S (1 propenyl) L cysteine sulfoxide; L glutamyl S (1 propenyl) L cysteine sulfoxide

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; PEGASUS; TABEBUIA DONNELL-SMITHII;

EID: 0032921446     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.3.307     Document Type: Article

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