Purification and characterization of a thermally tolerant pectin methylesterase from a commercial Valencia fresh frozen orange juice

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 458-462

  Cameron, Randall G ^a   Grohmann, Karel ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Glycoprotein; Orange juice; Pectin methylesterase; Pectinesterase; Thermally tolerant protein

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; VALENCIA;

EID: 0000161325     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950416+     Document Type: Article

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