Purification and characterisation of two pectinmethylesterase from persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 352-358

  Alonso, Jesús ^a,c   Howell, Nazlin ^a   Canet, Wenceslao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DEL FRÍO CSIC   (Spain)

^c Group of Cooperatives Valle Del Jerte   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Diospyros kaki; Ebanaceae; Pectinmethylesterase isoforms; Persimmon

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS KAKI; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0030829635     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199711)75:3<352::aid-jsfa885>3.3.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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