Kinetics of Polygalacturonase Activity and Firmness of Peaches during Storage

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-126

  Tijskens, L M M ^a   Rodis, P S ^b   Hertog, M L A T M ^a   Kalantzi, U ^b   Van Dijk, C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FOOD STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DENATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIRMNESS; PEACH; POLYGALACTURONASE;

FRUITS;

EID: 0031599176     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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