Biology:Dioscoreophyllum
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Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas.[1]
Species Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii is noteworthy for having within its fruit an abundance of the water-soluble and intensely sweet-tasting protein monellin. [2][3]
Species
- Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels
- Dioscoreophyllum gossweileri Exell
- Dioscoreophyllum volkensii Engl.
References
- ↑ African Plants Database: Dioscoreophyllum
- ↑ "Characterization of monellin, a protein that tastes sweet". J. Biol. Chem. 248 (2): 534–9. January 1973. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)44407-4. PMID 4684691.
- ↑ "Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels., an African underutilised indigenous fruit". Nigerian Journal of Botany 36 (1). February 2024. doi:10.4314/njbot.v36i1.3. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njbot/article/view/264968.
Wikidata ☰ Q5233520 entry
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