Planta Med 1995; 61(3): 283-285
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958077
Letter

© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Effect of Ethylene on Naringin, Narirutin and Nootkatone Accumulation in Grapefruit

D. García Puig1 , M. L. Pérez1 , M. D. Fuster1 , A. Ortuño1 , F. Sabater1 , I. Porras2 , A. García Lidón2 , J. A. Del Río1
  • 1Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Fisiología Vegetal), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
  • 2Departamento de Citricultura, Centro de Investigatión y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (CIDA), LaAlberca, E-30150 Murcia, Spain
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1994

1994

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

This paper studies the effect of different concentrations of ethephon on the levels of the sesquiterpene, nootkatone, and of the flavanones, naringin and narirutin, in grapefruit fruits. The results show that nootkatone synthesis and/or accumulation was stimulated by all the concentrations of ethephon assayed, while the levels of naringin and narirutin in the rind diminished. These results open up new perspectives concerning the possible regulation of the secondary metabolism of the plants.

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