Biochemical basis of color as an aesthetic quality in citrus sinensis

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 303-307

  Oberholster, Renate ^a   Cowan, A Keith ^a   Molnár, Péter ^b   Tóth, Gy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

citraurin; (9Z) violaxanthin; Carotenoids; Citrus sinensis; Color

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BETA CITRAURIN; CAROTENOID; CITRAURIN; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITRUS FRUIT; COLOR; ESTHETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CITRUS; COLOR; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; XANTHOPHYLLS;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; VALENCIA;

EID: 0035132610     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0007840     Document Type: Article

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