Crocins with high levels of sugar conjugation contribute to the yellow colours of early-spring flowe...
Crocins with high levels of sugar conjugation contribute to the yellow colours of early-spring flowering crocus tepals
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Crocus sativus is the source of saffron spice, the processed stigma which accumulates glucosylated apocarotenoids known as crocins. Crocins are found in the stigmas of other Crocuses, determining the colourations observed from pale yellow to dark red. By contrast, tepals in Crocus species display a wider diversity of colours which range from purple...
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Crocins with high levels of sugar conjugation contribute to the yellow colours of early-spring flowering crocus tepals
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1432296889
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1432296889
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0071946
