A. Velluz’s scientific contributions

... Trinta e dois norterpenoides foram identificados nas variedades roxa e amarela (Whitfield & Last, 1986; Winterhalter, 1990) incluindo cetonas intensamente odoríferas como a β-ionona e β-damascenona (Casimir et al., 1981). Muitos éteres norterpenoides, os chamados edulanos (Murray et al.; Whitfield et al., 1973; Prestwich et al., 1976; Whitfield & Stanley, 1977; Whitfield & Sugowdz, 1979; Winter et al., 1979; Herderich & Winterhalter, 1991; Schmidt et al., 1995; Demole et al., 1979 ) e alguns hidrocarbonetos isoméricos, os megastigma- 4,6,8-trienos, os quais somente ocorrem na variedade roxa, são considerados a chave do " flavour " desta variedade (Murray et al., 1972; Whitfield & Sugowdz, 1979; Casimir et al., 1981). As pesquisas realizadas até o momento sobre os constituintes voláteis do maracujá restringem-se praticamente aos frutos. ...

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Maracujá: um alimento funcional?

... Murray and others (1972) , Parliment (1972) , and Winter and Kloti (1972) gave a fi rst insight into the complex mixture of aroma components of this tropical fruit. Degradation products of carotenoids (Demole et al. 1979 ;Naf et al. 1977 ;Whitfi eld et al. 1973 ;Winter et al. 1979a ), sulfur -containing components (Winter et al. 1976 ), and unusual aliphatic esters (Winter et al. 1979b ) were reported to play important roles in the unique and delicate fl avor of passion fruit. ...

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Fruits from Central and South America