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PMID: 20943239 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The present state of knowledge of the phytochemistry of small molecules isolated from the roots and leaves of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae), is reviewed. Cassava roots are an important source of dietary and industrial carbohydrates, mainly eaten as a source of starch, forming the staple food to over 500 million; additionally, the roots have value as a raw material for industrial starch production and for animal feed giving the crop high economic value, but it suffers markedly from post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD). The hydroxycoumarins scopoletin and its glucoside scopolin as well as trace quantities of esculetin and its glucoside esculin are identified from cassava roots during PPD. The biotechnological prospects for cassava are also reviewed including a critical appraisal of transgenic approaches for crop improvement, together with its use for bioethanol production, due to cassava's efficient ability to fix carbon dioxide into carbohydrate. |
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Ian S Blagbrough; Soad A L Bayoumi; Michael G Rowan; John R Beeching |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Phytochemistry Volume: 71 ISSN: 1873-3700 ISO Abbreviation: Phytochemistry Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0151434 Medline TA: Phytochemistry Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1940-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. prsisb@bath.ac.uk |
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