Effects of season and storage period on accumulation of individual carotenoids in pumpkin flesh (Cucurbita moschata)

• Main Authors: Jaswir, Irwandi, Shahidan, Norshazila, Othman, Rashidi, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Octavianti, Fitri, Salleh, Mohammad Noor
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2014
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; S Agriculture (General); SB Plant culture; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56853/1/OLEO3.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56853/7/56853_Effects%20of%20Season%20and%20Storage_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56853/8/56853_Effects%20of%20Season%20and%20Storage_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56853/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/63/8/63_ess13186/_article

Carotenoids are antioxidants with pharmaceutical potential. The major carotenoids important to humans are α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and β-cryptoxanthin. Some of the biological functions and actions of these individual carotenoids are quite similar to each other, whereas o...