[EN] The stigmas of Crocus sativus accumulate the exclusive apocarotenoids crocin and picrocrocin, which are dried and desiccated to make commercial saffron. In addition to providing characteristic organoleptic qualities, ...
Rubio-Moraga, Angela; Rambla Nebot, Jose Luis; Fernández Del Carmen, María Asunción; Trapero Mozos, Almudena; Ahrazem, Oussama; Orzáez Calatayud, Diego Vicente; Granell Richart, Antonio; Gómez Gómez, Lourdes(Springer Verlag (Germany), 2014-11)
[EN] Apocarotenoid compounds play diverse communication functions in plants, some of them being as hormones, pigments and volatiles. Apocarotenoids are the result of enzymatic cleavage of carotenoids catalyzed by carotenoid ...