Phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables have achieved immense significance owing to the increasing evidence which signifying their activity for antioxidant and prevention of chronic diseases. The amount of phloretin (88.39 µg mg-1) and phloridzin (83.03 µg mg-1) were found to be higher among other
Inasmuch as the molecule of 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACC) possesses reflective symmetry but lacks rotational symmetry, the two chemically alike methylene groups can be distinguished by a stereospecific enzyme. To determine whether ACC conversion to ethylene by plant tissues proceeds in a