The report of anthocyanins in the betalain-pigmented genus Hylocereus is not well evidenced and is not a strong basis to refute the mutual exclusion paradigm
Abstract Here we respond to the paper entitled “Contribution of anthocyanin pathways to fruit flesh coloration in pitayas” (Fan et al., BMC Plant Biol 20:361, 2020). In this paper Fan et al. 2020 propose that the anthocyanins can be detected in the betalain-pigmented genus Hylocereus, and suggest th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03080-9 |