TY - JOUR AU - D'Agostino, Nunzio AU - Pizzichini, Daniele AU - Chiusano, Maria Luisa AU - Giuliano, Giovanni PY - 2007 DA - 2007/10/09 TI - An EST database from saffron stigmas JO - BMC Plant Biology SP - 53 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Saffron (Crocus sativus L., Iridaceae) flowers have been used as a spice and medicinal plant ever since the Greek-Minoan civilization. The edible part – the stigmas – are commonly considered the most expensive spice in the world and are the site of a peculiar secondary metabolism, responsible for the characteristic color and flavor of saffron. SN - 1471-2229 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-7-53 DO - 10.1186/1471-2229-7-53 ID - D'Agostino2007 ER -