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Crocins with high levels of sugar conjugation contribute to the yellow colours of early-spring flowering crocus tepals. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Crocus sativus is the source of saffron spice, the processed stigma which accumulates glucosylated apocarotenoids known as crocins. Crocins are found in the stigmas of other Crocuses, determining the colourations observed from pale yellow to dark red. By
Angela Rubio Moraga, Oussama Ahrazem, José Luis Rambla, Antonio Granell, Lourdes Gómez Gómez   +4 more
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Optimization of a Solid-Phase Extraction Procedure for the Separation of Picrocrocin and Crocins from Saffron Extract

Compounds, 2023
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus used as a flavoring and coloring agent in the food industry which also possesses medicinal properties.
Panagiota-Kyriaki Revelou, Eleni Kougianou, Marinos Xagoraris, Haralambos Evangelaras, George K. Papadopoulos, Charalabos D. Kanakis, Irini F. Strati, Christos S. Pappas, Petros A. Tarantilis   +8 more
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Prospects and progress on crocin biosynthetic pathway and metabolic engineering

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020
Crocins are a group of highly valuable apocarotenoid-derived pigments mainly produced in Crocus sativus stigmas and Gardenia jasminoides fruits, which display great pharmacological activities for human health, such as anticancer, reducing the risk of ...
Taoli Liu, Suize Yu, Zhichao Xu, Jiantao Tan, Bin Wang, Yao-Guang Liu, Qinlong Zhu   +6 more
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Anti-Depressant Properties of Crocin Molecules in Saffron

Molecules, 2022
Saffron is a valued herb, obtained from the stigmas of the C. sativus Linn (Iridaceae), with therapeutic effects. It has been described in pharmacopoeias to be variously acting, including as an anti-depressant, anti-carcinogen, and stimulant agent.
Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Ali Ali Redha, Edgar Remmet Snoeck, Shubhra Singh, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Salam A. Ibrahim, Seid Mahdi Jafari   +6 more
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Metabolic Engineering of Crocin Biosynthesis in Nicotiana Species

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Crocins are high-value soluble pigments that are used as colorants and supplements, their presence in nature is extremely limited and, consequently, the high cost of these metabolites hinders their use by other sectors, such as the pharmaceutical and ...
Oussama Ahrazem, Changfu Zhu, Changfu Zhu, Xin Huang, Angela Rubio-Moraga, Teresa Capell, Paul Christou, Paul Christou, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez   +8 more
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Effective Isolation of Picrocrocin and Crocins from Saffron: From HPTLC to Working Standard Obtaining

Molecules, 2022
Saffron is widely cultivated and used as a spice. Recently published data on the chemical composition and pharmacological potential of saffron determine its use in pharmacy and medicine.
Laurynas Jarukas, Konradas Vitkevicius, Olha Mykhailenko, Ivan Bezruk, Victoriya Georgiyants, Liudas Ivanauskas   +5 more
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The GABA_A-Benzodiazepine Receptor Antagonist Flumazenil Abolishes the Anxiolytic Effects of the Active Constituents of Crocus sativus L. Crocins in Rats

Molecules, 2020
Anxiety is a chronic severe psychiatric disorder. Crocins are among the various bioactive components of the plant Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) and their implication in anxiety is well-documented.
Nikolaos Pitsikas, Petros A. Tarantilis
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Fortification and bioaccessibility of saffron apocarotenoids in potato tubers

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Carotenoids are C40 isoprenoids with well-established roles in photosynthesis, pollination, photoprotection, and hormone biosynthesis. The enzymatic or ROS-induced cleavage of carotenoids generates a group of compounds named apocarotenoids, with an ...
Lourdes Gómez Gómez, Lourdes Gómez Gómez, Lucía Morote, Sarah Frusciante, José Luis Rambla, José Luis Rambla, Gianfranco Diretto, Enrique Niza, Enrique Niza, Alberto José López-Jimenez, Alberto José López-Jimenez, María Mondejar, Ángela Rubio-Moraga, Ángela Rubio-Moraga, Javier Argandoña, Silvia Presa, Alejandro Martín-Belmonte, Rafael Luján, Antonio Granell, Oussama Ahrazem, Oussama Ahrazem   +20 more
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On the Importance of the Starting Material Choice and Analytical Procedures Adopted When Developing a Strategy for the Nanoencapsulation of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Bioactive Antioxidants

Antioxidants, 2023
Saffron is known as the most expensive spice in the world. It is comprised of the dried stigmas of the pistil of the Crocus sativus L., which is a cultivated, sterile crocus plant.
Maria Z. Tsimidou
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Saffron Characterization by a Multidisciplinary Approach

Molecules, 2022
Saffron is a spice obtained from the drying process of the stigmas of the flower Crocus sativus Linnaeus. It is well known that the organoleptic characteristics of this spice are closely linked to the production area and harvesting year. The present work
Michele Spinelli, Alessandra Biancolillo, Gennaro Battaglia, Martina Foschi, Angela Amoresano, Maria Anna Maggi   +5 more
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