Occurrence of two sucrose synthase isozymes during maturation of Japanese pear fruit

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 943-947

  Suzuki, Akio ^a   Kanayama, Yoshinori ^a   Yamaki, Shohei ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

enzyme purification; fruit ripening; isozym of sucrose synthase; sucrose metabolism

Indexed keywords

PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 0030469927     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.943     Document Type: Article

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