Altered Levels of Aroma and Volatiles by Metabolic Engineering of Shikimate Pathway Genes in Tomato Fruits
The tomato (<em>Solanum lycopersicum</em>) fruit is an excellent source of antioxidants, dietary fibers, minerals and vitamins and therefore has been referred to as a “functional food”. Ripe tomato fruits produce a large number of specialized metabolites including volatile organic compou...
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| Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2015-06-01
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| Series: | AIMS Bioengineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aimspress.com/Bioengineering/article/295/fulltext.html |