Organic acids, sugars, vitamin C content and some pomological characteristics of eleven hawthorn species (Crataegus spp.) from Turkey

Gundogdu M., ÖZRENK K., ERCİŞLİ S., Kan T., Kodad O., Hegedus A.

BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, cilt.47, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/0717-6287-47-21
  • Dergi Adı: BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The Hawthorn (Crateagus sp.) mostly occurs around the temperate region of the world with a high number of species, producing a fruit with numerous beneficial effects for human health. The aim of the study was to determine organic acid and sugar contents in the fruit of a number of hawthorn species grown in Erzincan province of Turkey.