Chemotaxonomical research in higher plants (XVI) carotenoid pigments in the fruits of some local varieties of Cucurbita
Journal Title: Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca - Year 1984, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
The pigments of seven local Cucurbita varieties were determined. In the fruits only carotenoids with |alfa-| and |beta-iononic structure were identified: hydrocarbon carotenoids (|alfa- and |beta-carotene), xanthophylls (cryptoxanthin, aloxanthin, mutatoxanthin, auroxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin). Quantitatively, the main carotenoid pigments are beta-caroten and zeaxanthin, flavoxanthin and violaxanthin. There are differences among the varieties of C. maxima, both quantitatively and qualitateively, due to genetic and/or environmental influences.
Authors and Affiliations
G. Neamtu, A. T. Szabo, C. Lung, V. Dan, O. Blaj
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