TY - JOUR
T1 - Marigold regeneration and molecular analysis of carotenogenic genes.
AU - Del Villar-Martínez, Alma Angélica
AU - Vanegas-Espinoza, Pablo Emilio
AU - Paredes-López, Octavio
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is an Asteraceous plant of industrial, ornamental and medicinal importance. Tagetes erecta species, popularly known as marigold, is grown as ornamental plant and is adapted to several agro climates. Inflorescences have been utilized as pigment source for food coloring, mainly of poultry skin and eggs. Lutein is the main pigment in marigold flowers. Some carotenoids are well known as provitamin A compounds. There are many reports on carotenoids and their effect on the prevention of certain ocular diseases, ischemic heart disease, strokes, photoprotection, immune response, aging and cancer. Marigold flowers are certainly a good source of carotenoids; they show very different pigmentation levels. This chapter describes the establishment of techniques for plant regeneration, gene expression, pigment extraction and pigment deposition in specific structures of marigold.
AB - Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is an Asteraceous plant of industrial, ornamental and medicinal importance. Tagetes erecta species, popularly known as marigold, is grown as ornamental plant and is adapted to several agro climates. Inflorescences have been utilized as pigment source for food coloring, mainly of poultry skin and eggs. Lutein is the main pigment in marigold flowers. Some carotenoids are well known as provitamin A compounds. There are many reports on carotenoids and their effect on the prevention of certain ocular diseases, ischemic heart disease, strokes, photoprotection, immune response, aging and cancer. Marigold flowers are certainly a good source of carotenoids; they show very different pigmentation levels. This chapter describes the establishment of techniques for plant regeneration, gene expression, pigment extraction and pigment deposition in specific structures of marigold.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-60327-114-1_20
DO - 10.1007/978-1-60327-114-1_20
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 20099104
SN - 1064-3745
VL - 589
SP - 213
EP - 221
JO - Methods in Molecular Biology
JF - Methods in Molecular Biology
ER -