Metabolism and regulation of ascorbic acid in fruits

X Zheng, M Gong, Q Zhang, H Tan, L Li, Y Tang, Z Li… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is a vital antioxidant widely found in plants. Plant
fruits are rich in ascorbic acid and are the primary source of human intake of ascorbic acid …

Investigation of nutritional characteristics and free radical scavenging activity of wild apple, pear, rosehip, and barberry from the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan

J Smanalieva, J Iskakova, Z Oskonbaeva… - … Food Research and …, 2020 - Springer
This study is based on 2-year experimental results aimed at evaluating the nutritional value
and pomological characteristics of wild fruits and berries from the walnut-fruit forests of …

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Antimutagenic Activities of Five Turkish Pear Cultivars.

N Erbil, ZT Murathan, M Arslan, A Ilcim… - Erwerbs …, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
The pear (Pyrus spp.) is one of the most important fruits consumed in daily life. The aim of
this study was to determine the total phenolic and ascorbic acid contents, as well as the …

Phenolic composition, and antioxidant and antineurodegenerative potential of methanolic extracts of fruit peel and flesh of pear varieties from Serbia

A Savic, AA Aradski, J Zivkovic, K Savikin… - Polish Journal of …, 2021 - agro.icm.edu.pl
1Natural History Museum in Belgrade, Njegoševa 51, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 2Institute of
Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade …

Molecular Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Investigation of Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae) Genotypes Using cpDNA Sequences with RAPD and ISSR Analyses

E Sevindik, F Efe, ZT Murathan - Erwerbs-Obstbau, 2023 - Springer
In this study, molecular genetic diversity and phylogenetic investigation of seven Pyrus
communis L. genotypes were conducted based on random amplified polymorphic DNA …

Color, bioactive compounds and morphological characteristics of encapsulated Asian pear juice powder during spray drying

CG Lee, M Ahmed, GH Jiang, JB Eun - Journal of food science and …, 2017 - Springer
Encapsulated Asian pear juice powder was produced through spray drying using three
maltodextrin levels (15, 20, and 25% w/v) and three inlet air temperatures (130, 150, and …

Traditional varieties and wild pear from Serbia: A link among antioxidant, antidiabetic and cytotoxic activities of fruit peel and flesh

M Oalđe-Pavlović, A Alimpić-Aradski, A Savić… - Botanica …, 2021 - doiserbia.nb.rs
This study was aimed at evaluating the antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of methanolic
extracts of peel, flesh and mixed peel, and flesh, as well as the cytotoxic activity of mixed …

Genetics and breeding of pear

L Brewer, R Volz - The pear genome, 2019 - Springer
Although Pyrus consists of 22 primary species, nearly all scion breeding is focused on three
species, including Pyrus communis (European pear), Pyrus pyrifolia (sand pear), and …

Proteomic analysis of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) ripening process provides new evidence for the sugar/acid metabolism difference between core and mesocarp

Z Gao, C Zhang, M Luo, Y Wu, S Duan, J Li… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pears are one of the most popular nutrient‐rich fruits in the world. The pear core and
mesocarp have significantly different metabolism, although they display similar profiles. Most …

DNA Barcoding and Sequence Analysis of the cpDNA rbcL Region in Some Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae) Genotypes from Ardahan/Türkiye

E Sevindik, ZT Murathan - Erwerbs-Obstbau, 2023 - Springer
In this study, we performed barcode and sequence analysis using the cpDNA rbc L region of
seven Pyrus communis genotypes grown in Ardahan/Türkiye. The rbcL region of chloroplast …