Study of Stereospecificity in Pear and Strawberry Polyphenol Oxidases

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2469-2473

  Espín, Juan Carlos ^a   García Ruiz, Pedro Antonio ^a   Tudela, José ^a   García Cánovas, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzyme kinetics; MBTH; NMR; Pear; PPO; Stereospecificity; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0000065531     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9708406     Document Type: Article

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