'Persian' acid lime (PAL) is the most important triploid commercial citrus crop planted in the world. Little is known about the genetic variability of the selections used in Brazil. Therefore, 25 genotypes originating from the PAL, and three control species, Citrus sunki, C. limon, and C. aurantiifolia, were assessed using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and inter-retrotransposon amplified ...

Breakdown of chlorophyll is a major contributor to the diagnostic color changes in fall leaves, and in ripening apples and pears, where it commonly provides colorless, nonfluorescent tetrapyrroles. In contrast, in ripening bananas (Musa acuminata) chlorophylls fade to give unique fluorescent catabolites (FCCs), causing yellow bananas to glow blue, when observed under UV light. Here, we demonstr...

Cultivars of the same species exhibit a large degree of variation in fruit quality traits, which can be directly influenced by differences in gene expression due to allelic variations and interactions with the environment. For Malus× domestica Borkh. (apple), fruit quality traits, including color, texture, aroma, flavor profile, and shelf life, are of utmost economic importance. In order to ide...

A new colorimetric method for determination of diosmin is proposed. The method is based on formation of a chromophore by the flavonoid in presence of 75% (v/v) HCl showing maximum absorbance at 405 nm. The technique with linearity over 10 through 80μg flavonoid (r ± s.e. = 0.9994 ± 0.0008, b±s.e. = 0.0089 ± 0.0001, COV ± s.e. = 2.8 ± 0.5, n= 6 each) has been compared with standard aluminium chl...

White radish is a nutritious and delectable vegetable that enjoyed globally. Conventional techniques for monitoring growth are arduous time-consuming, encouraging the development of novel methods quicker measurements greater sampling density. This research introduces mathematical model working on high-resolution images to measure radish’s biophysical properties automatically. A color calibratio...

Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis) peel was employed in this work as raw material for the production of citric acid (CA) by solid-state fermentation (SSF) of Aspergillus niger CECT-2090 (ATCC 9142, NRRL 599) in Erlenmeyer flasks. To investigate the effects of the main operating variables, the inoculum concentration was varied in the range 0.5·10(3) to 0.7·10(8) spores/g dry orange peel, the bed ...

Abstract Since significant percentage of fruits and vegetables go to waste during processing, investigation how improve the valuable products extraction from wastes is an undeniably effective way save planet. Beetroot (root, peel, stalk) a chief source natural betalain color compounds phenolic with copious radical scavenging activity. The major emphasis this work optimize process variables whic...

The oranges were purchased from the local market of Bela. The orange peel and pulp were subjected to successive extraction with solvents in increasing order of their polarity viz. Acetone, hexane, methanol and distilled water. Orange peel and pulp powder was extracted separately by aqueous extraction. Phytochemical analysis indicated the presence of tannins, saponins etc. Anthraquiones were com...

The objective of this investigation was to concentrate betalains, phenolics, and antioxidants from the extract peel flesh beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.). Thin-film composite reverse osmosis (RO) membrane composed thick polyamide barrier layer, microporous polysulfone interlayer, polyester support web used in module. In a later exercise, thermo-instability betalain color compounds investigated with...

BACKGROUND The medical application of pomegranate fruits and its peel is attracted human beings. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro α-Glucosidase inhibition, antimicrobial, antioxidant property and in vivo anti-hyperglycemic activity of Punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit peel extract using Caenorhabditis elegans. METHODS Various invitro antioxidant activity of fruit pe...