Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/25029
Title: Vitamins
Authors: Mellidou, Ifigeneia 
Georgiadou, Egli C. 
Kaloudas, Dimitrios 
Kalaitzis, Panagiotis 
Fotopoulos, Vasileios 
Kanellis, Angelos K. 
Major Field of Science: Agricultural Sciences
Field Category: Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
Keywords: Antioxidants;Ascorbic acid;Bio-fortification;Carotenoids;Folate;Tocopherols;Tocotrienols
Issue Date: 2019
Source: Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables, 2019, pp. 359-383
Start page: 359
End page: 383
Abstract: Fruits and vegetables are the main source of health promoting phytonutrients, including vitamins, dietary fibers and phytochemicals. Vitamins are key bioactive compounds with strong antioxidant potential including both water-soluble (vitamins B and C) and lipid-soluble (vitamins A, E and K) compounds, and are thought to limit the risk of several chronic diseases such as cancers and cardio-vascular diseases. This chapter review recent advances in the understanding of the multiple roles of vitamins, as well as their major genetic regulatory pathways within plant kingdom. Further, it discusses vitamin occurrence and diversity in different plant tissues, organelles, and horticultural species, as well as throughout fruit development and at postharvest.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/25029
ISBN: 978-0-12-813278-4
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813278-4.00017-8
Rights: © Elsevier
Type: Book Chapter
Affiliation : Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Demeter” 
Cyprus University of Technology 
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Chania 
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 
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