Involvement of Chlorophyll Degrading Enzymes with Chlorophyll Degradation in Stored Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) Florets

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 300-303

  Yamauchi, Naoki ^a   Funamoto, Yoshio ^a   Kanetsune, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Chlorophyll degradation; Chlorophyll degrading enzymes; Senescence

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 0000144110     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.5.300     Document Type: Article

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