Variations in phytosterol composition during the ripening of Tunisian safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 3829-3834

  Hamrouni Sellami, Ibtissem ^a   Salah, Hamadi Ben ^b   Kchouk, Mohamed Elyes ^a   Marzouk, Brahim ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Carthamus tinctorius L.; Phytosterols; Ripening; Safflower; Seeds; Sterol conjugates

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 36848999260     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3829.3834     Document Type: Article

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