Chemotaxonomical research in higher plants (XVI) carotenoid pigments in the fruits of some local varieties of Cucurbita

Gavrila NEAMTU; Attila T. SZABO; V. DAN; C. LUNG; O. BLAJ

doi:10.15835/nbha141181

Chemotaxonomical research in higher plants (XVI) carotenoid pigments in the fruits of some local varieties of Cucurbita

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Gavrila NEAMTU University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca (RO)
Attila T. SZABO University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca (RO)
V. DAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372 (RO)
C. LUNG University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca (RO)
O. BLAJ University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca (RO)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha141181

Keywords:

Cucurbita maxima, Carotenoids, Local varieties

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 qualitatively, due to genetic and/or environmental influences.

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1984-08-05

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NEAMTU, G., SZABO, A. T., DAN, V., LUNG, C., & BLAJ, O. (1984). Chemotaxonomical research in higher plants (XVI) carotenoid pigments in the fruits of some local varieties of Cucurbita. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 14(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha141181

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Vol. 14 (1984)

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Research Articles

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DOI: 10.15835/nbha141181

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