First Report on the Occurrence of Cucurbitacins in an Italian Melon Landrace (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.)

First Report on the Occurrence of Cucurbitacins in an Italian Melon Landrace (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.)

Scopatizzo, belonging to the <i>Cucumis melo</i> L., is a local variety of Apulia (Southern Italy), which is consumed as unripe melon as an alternative of cucumber due to its better-quality profile and for the absence of cucurbitacins. The latter are tetracyclic triterpenes synthesized b...

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Main Authors: Onofrio Davide Palmitessa, Andrea Castellaneta, Annalisa Somma, Adriano Didonna, Massimiliano Renna, Ilario Losito, Cosima Damiana Calvano, Tommaso R. I. Cataldi, Pietro Santamaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Horticulturae
Subjects:
bitterness
(−)APCI/FTMS
cucurbitacins
Mediterranean biodiversity
melon landraces
Scopatizzo
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/11/1206

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