Sodium carbonate treatment induces scoparone accumulation, structural changes, and alkalinization in the albedo of wounded citrus fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3510-3518

  Venditti, Tullio ^a   Molinu, Maria Giovanna ^a   Dore, Antonio ^a   Agabbio, Mario ^b   D'Hallewin, Guy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blue mold; GRAS compounds; Green mold; Host pathogen interaction; Induced resistance; Scoparone

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; SCOPARONE; SODIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CITRUS FRUIT; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PH; PLANT DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CARBONATES; CITRUS; COUMARINS; FRUIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PENICILLIUM; PLANT DISEASES;

CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS X PARADISI; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM;

EID: 19944362858     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0482008     Document Type: Article

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