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Spectroscopic Methods of Edible Flower Authentication and Quality Control for Food Applications

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
The global demand for edible flowers has increased. Issues such as incorrect species identification, flower product adulteration, contamination, and quality degradation necessitate the application of proper methods for authenticating and controlling the product's quality.
Fidele Benimana, Christopher Kucha, Anupam Roy, Anand Mohan   +3 more
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Smooth muscle relaxant activity of Crocus sativus (saffron) and its constituents: possible mechanisms [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2015
Saffron, Crocus sativus L. (C. sativus) is rich in carotenoids and used in traditional medicine for treatment of various conditions such as coughs, stomach disorders, amenorrhea, asthma and cardiovascular disorders. These therapeutic effects of the plant
Amin Mokhtari-Zaer, Mohammad Reza Khazdair, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady   +2 more
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Histopathological study of the protective effects of ethanolic extract of Crocus sativus L. (Saffron) stigma on hepatic and renal tissue changes in alloxanized diabetic rats [PDF]

Āsīb/shināsī-i Darmāngāhī-i Dāmpizishkī, 2008
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder affecting mankind and its incidence is considered to be high all over the world. Hepatic and renal insufficiencies are identified as the most important causes of death in this disease.
D Mohajeri, M Mesgari, Gh Mousavi, Y Doustar, B Amouoghli Tabrizi   +4 more
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Preparing high-quality chromosome spreads from Crocus species for karyotyping and FISH

Molecular Cytogenetics
Background The saffron-producing Crocus sativus (L.) and its wild relative C. cartwrightianus (Herb.) are key species for understanding genetic evolution in this genus.
Abdullah El-nagish, Susan Liedtke, Sarah Breitenbach, Tony Heitkam   +3 more
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Quality traits of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) produced in the Italian Alps

Open Agriculture, 2017
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a perennial herbaceous geophyte in the Iridaceae family. It propagates vegetatively by corm. All saffron production processes are generally conducted by hand: from bulb implantation, harvesting of flowers to stigma ...
Giorgi Annamaria, Pentimalli Daniela, Giupponi Luca, Panseri Sara   +3 more
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Construction of Escherichia coli cell factories for crocin biosynthesis

Microbial Cell Factories, 2019
Background Crocin is a carotenoid-derived natural product found in the stigma of Crocus spp., which has great potential in medicine, food and cosmetics.
Wen Wang, Ping He, Dongdong Zhao, Lijun Ye, Longhai Dai, Xueli Zhang, Yuanxia Sun, Jing Zheng, Changhao Bi   +8 more
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Elucidating the therapeutic potential of Crocus sativus L. residues against myocardial infarction via UPLC-MS, network pharmacology, and molecular dynamics simulations

Discover Applied Sciences
The objective of this study was to elucidate the chemical composition of Crocus sativus L. residue and its potential therapeutic mechanism in myocardial infarction. The chemical composition was determined by UHPLC-Q Exactive HFX technique and a total ion
Pin Chen, Ainiwaer Aikemu, Haiyan Zhang, Shuge Tian   +3 more
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Photochemical and thermal degradation of a naturally occurring dye used in artistic painting. A chromatographic, spectrophotometric and fluorimetric study on saffron

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2004
Saffron is a yellow substance which is extracted from the stigmas of Crocus sativus L. and is used in painting, cooking and medicine. In this paper six components (trans and cis crocins) with carotenoid structures were separated from natural saffron by ...
Vida Vickackaite, Aldo Romani, Danilo Pannacci, Gianna Favaro   +3 more
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Saffron Crocus sativus L. tolerance to some herbicides

Journal of Crop Protection, 2020
Although, weed control in saffron farms is critical, no herbicide is registered for saffron fields. This experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replicates during 2016-2017.
Zahra Hosseini-Evari, Ebrahim Izadi-Darbandi, Mohammad Kafi, Hassan Makarian   +3 more
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Influence of GA3 and NAA on certain carbohydrate fractions in corms of saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.) during development

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2014
Application of gibberellic acid (GA3) and napthaleneacetic acid (NAA) to corms of saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L.) markedly influenced degradation of reserve carbohydrates in the corm tissues.
Nikhil K. Chrungoo, Sikander Farooq
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