Effects of fruit maturity on watermelon ultrastructure and intracellular lycopene distribution

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Bangalore, D V ^a   McGlynn, W G ^b   Scott, D D ^b  

^a GENERAL MILLS INC   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromoplasts; Lycopene; Maturity; Ultrastructure; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATERMELON;

CAROTENOIDS; CITRULLUS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FRUIT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 44949255003     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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