African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Chemical and physico-chemical characterization of seeds of melon cultivars: Valenciano and Pele de Sapo, cultivated in the Amazon

Flavio Paulino da Silva
  • Flavio Paulino da Silva
  • Post-Graduate in Chemistry Program, Center for Research and Post-Graduate Studies in Science and Technology, NPPGCT, UFRR, Av Capitão Ene Garcez, No. 2413, Campus Paricarana, CEP 69310-000, Boa Vista-RR-Brazil.
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Ismael Montero Fernández
  • Ismael Montero Fernández
  • University of Extremadura. Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. Polytechnic School, University Avenue s/n, Cáceres, Spain.
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Selvin Antonio Saravia Maldonado
  • Selvin Antonio Saravia Maldonado
  • Faculty of Earth Sciences and Conservation, National University of Agriculture, Highway to Dulce Nombre de Culmi, km 215, Neighborhood El Espino, Catacamas-Olancho, Honduras.
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Simone Rorigues da Silva
  • Simone Rorigues da Silva
  • Post-Graduate in Chemistry Program, Center for Research and Post-Graduate Studies in Science and Technology, NPPGCT, UFRR, Av Capitão Ene Garcez, No. 2413, Campus Paricarana, CEP 69310-000, Boa Vista-RR-Brazil.
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Ricardo Santos Alemán
  • Ricardo Santos Alemán
  • Department of Food Science, Louisiana State University, United States.
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Vany Perpetua Ferraz
  • Vany Perpetua Ferraz
  • Chromatography Laboratory, Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, UFMG, Belo Horizonte-MG-Brazil.
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Jhunior Abrahan Marcia Fuentes
  • Jhunior Abrahan Marcia Fuentes
  • Faculty of Technological Sciences, National University of Agriculture, Highway to Dulce Nombre de Culmi, km 215, Neighborhood El Espino, Catacamas-Olancho, Honduras.
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Bernardo de Morais Linhares
  • Bernardo de Morais Linhares
  • Federal Institute of Roraima. Av. Glaycon de Paiva, 2496 - Pricumã, Boa Vista - RR, 69303-340, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 13 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 30 September 2019
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
da Silva, F. P., Fernández, I. M., Maldonado, S. A. S., da Silva, S. R., Alemán, R. S., Ferraz, V. P., Fuentes, J. A. M., & Linhares, B. M. (2020). Chemical and physico-chemical characterization of seeds of melon cultivars: Valenciano and Pele de Sapo, cultivated in the Amazon. African Journal of Biotechnology , 19(2), 114-120.
Chicago /
Flavio Paulino da Silva, Ismael Montero Fern&andez, Selvin Antonio Saravia Maldonado, Simone Rorigues da Silva, Ricardo Santos Alem&an, Vany Perpetua Ferraz, Jhunior Abrahan Marcia Fuentes and Bernardo de Morais Linhares  . "Chemical and physico-chemical characterization of seeds of melon cultivars: Valenciano and Pele de Sapo, cultivated in the Amazon." African Journal of Biotechnology 19, no. 2 (2020): 114-120.
MLA /
Flavio Paulino da Silva, et al. "Chemical and physico-chemical characterization of seeds of melon cultivars: Valenciano and Pele de Sapo, cultivated in the Amazon." African Journal of Biotechnology 19.2 (2020): 114-120.