Chlorophyllase activity in olive fruits and its relationship with the loss of chlorophyll pigments in the fruits and oils

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-294

  Gandul Rojas, Beatriz ^a   Mínguez Mosquera, M Isabel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; chlorophyllase; colour; enzyme; oil; olive; pheophorbide; pheophytin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029958364     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199611)72:3<291::AID-JSFA654>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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