Genetic variation of carotenoids, vitamin E and phenolic compounds in Provitamin A biofortified maize

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 793-801

  Muzhingi, Tawanda ^a,b   Palacios Rojas, Natalia ^c   Miranda, Alejandra ^c   Cabrera, Maria L ^c   Yeum, Kyung J ^b,d   Tang, Guangwen ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

antioxidants; phenolics; tocopherols; tocotrienols; vitamin A; oryzanol

Indexed keywords

4-COUMARIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; COUMARIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; GAMMA-ORYZANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLPROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROVITAMIN; RETINOL;

ALTITUDE; BIOFORTIFICATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALTITUDE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOFORTIFICATION; CAROTENOIDS; CLIMATE; COUMARIC ACIDS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEXICO; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLS; PHENYLPROPIONATES; PLANT BREEDING; PROVITAMINS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84973572638     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7798     Document Type: Article

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