Dual role of the pigmentation gene B in affecting carotenoid and vitamin E content in squash (Cucurbita pepo) mesocarp

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 9759-9763

  Tadmor, Yaakov ^a   Paris, Harry S ^a   Meir, Ayala ^a   Schaffer, Arthur A ^a   Lewinsohn, Efraim ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoids; Gene B; Pumpkin; Squash; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PIGMENTATION; SQUASH;

CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CUCURBITA; FRUIT; PIGMENTATION; VITAMIN E;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 29744460891     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0520591     Document Type: Article

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