An EST database from saffron stigmas |
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| Authors: | Nunzio D'Agostino Daniele Pizzichini Maria Luisa Chiusano Giovanni Giuliano |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences,University of Naples Federico II,Portici,Italy;2.ENEA, Casaccia Research Center,Roma,Italy |
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| Abstract: | Background Saffron (Crocus sativus L., Iridaceae) flowers have been used as a spice and medicinal plant ever since the Greek-Minoan civilization. The edible part – the stigmas – are commonly considered the most expensive spice in the world and are the site of a peculiar secondary metabolism, responsible for the characteristic color and flavor of saffron. |
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