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Effects of Different Water Supply and Corm Planting Density on Crocin, Picrocrocin and Safranal, Nitrogen Uptake and Water Use Efficiency of Saffron Grown in Semi-Arid Region

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2016
Saffron’s color, taste and odor result from the chemicals crocin, picrocrocin and safranal, respectively. Hence, in addition to quantitative yield, secondary metabolites content are known as crucial factors for a successful saffron production.
Alireza KOOCHEKI, Seyyed Mohammad SEYYEDI   +1 more
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Therapeutic Potential of Saffron Extract in Mild Depression: A Study of Its Role on Anhedonia in Rats and Humans

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 1277-1291, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Drugs generally used in major depressive disorder are considered inappropriate for the more common milder forms. The efficacy of saffron extracts has been demonstrated in mild to moderate depression and in preclinical models of depression. However, evidence of saffron activity on reduced hedonic responsiveness and motivational anhedonia is ...
Eleonora Corridori, Sara Salviati, Maria Graziella Demontis, Pamela Vignolini, Chiara Vita, Andrea Fagiolini, Alessandro Cuomo, Pietro Carmellini, Carla Gambarana, Simona Scheggi   +9 more
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Full-length transcriptome sequencing provides insights into the evolution of apocarotenoid biosynthesis in Crocus sativus

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020
Crocus sativus, containing remarkably amounts of crocin, picrocrocin and safranal, is the source of saffron with tremendous medicinal, economic and cultural importance.
Junyang Yue, Ran Wang, Xiaojing Ma, Jiayi Liu, Xiaohui Lu, Sambhaji Balaso Thakar, Ning An, Jia Liu, Enhua Xia, Yongsheng Liu   +9 more
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Interactive effects of irrigation water quality and UV‐C treatment on bioactive compounds and microbial safety of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Urban Agriculture &Regional Food Systems, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2025.
Abstract The influence of pre‐harvest irrigation water quality on post‐harvest ultraviolet‐C light (UV‐C) treatment efficacy remains unexplored for saffron (Crocus sativus L.), despite its importance for both safety and bioactive compound preservation.
Hadi Fatehi, Hamed Kaveh, Vahid Tahan, Safieh Vatandoost   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative quality study of saffron constituents through HPLC and HPTLC methods followed by isolation of crocins and picrocrocin

LWT, 2017
Abstract Saffron ( Crocus sativus L.) is a precious commodity with a high economic value for exporting countries such Iran. One of the major challenges of saffron cultivation is the lack of a reliable method of saffron secondary metabolites determination.
Maryam Kabiri, Hassan Rezadoost, Alireza Ghassempour   +2 more
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Comparison quality parameters of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) produced in Herat, Afghanistan and Torbat Heydarieh, Iran

Advances in Horticultural Science
Saffron Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) is one of the most valuable and expensive medicinal plants in the world. In order to compare the quality characteristics of saffron in Afghanistan and Iran, samples of dried C.
Ramin Nazarian, Mehdi Nasiri Mahalati, Hossein Sahabi, Hassan Feizi   +3 more
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Parabens as Agents for Improving Crocetin Esters’ Shelf-Life in Aqueous Saffron Extracts

Molecules, 2009
The effect of parabens on the shelf-life of crocetin esters and picrocrocin in aqueous saffron solutions was studied. Degradation of saffron crocetin esters fits a first-order kinetics model, and the results indicated that the crocetin (β-D-glucosyl)-(β ...
Magdalena Martínez Tomé, Gonzalo Luis Alonso, María Antonia Murcia, Amaya Zalacain, Manuel Carmona, Luana Maggi   +5 more
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Study on the detection and stability of 8 effective components in compound health wine [PDF]

Zhongguo niangzao
A method for the determination of 8 effective components (5-hydroxymethylfurfural, adenosine, cordycepin, N6-(2-hydroxyethyl) adenosine, picrocrocin, rutin, crocin I and crocin II in compound health wine was established by HPLC, and the stability of 8 ...
HU Yang, LUO Xin, LIU Yang, XIE Qianqian, HUANG Zhi'an, SHEN Rui
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Simultaneous quantification of crocetin esters and picrocrocin changes in Chinese saffron by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector during 15 years of storage

Pharmacognosy Magazine, 2015
Saffron, which is made up of the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L., has been successfully cultivated in China since 1970s and Zhejiang province is now the largest producing area in China, but the contents of crocetin esters and picrocrocin in saffron from Zhejiang province has not been determined simultaneously by high-performance liquid ...
Tong, Yingpeng, Yan, Yongqiu, Zhu, Xingyi, Liu, Ruoxi, Gong, Feng, Zhang, Ling, Wang, Ping   +6 more
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Supervised and unsupervised machine learning approaches for prediction and geographical discrimination of Iranian saffron ecotypes based on flower-related and phytochemical attributes

Information Processing in Agriculture
A two-year field experiment (2014–2016; Zanjan, Iran) was conducted to monitor potential diversity pattern and adaptability power among 18 Iranian saffron ecotypes under Zanjan climatological conditions using seven flower-related and three qualitative ...
Seid Mohammad Alavi-Siney, Jalal Saba, Alireza Fotuhi Siahpirani, Jaber Nasiri   +3 more
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