Effect of genetic down-regulation of polygalacturonase and pectin esterase activity on rheology and composition of tomato juice

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-519

  Errington, N ^a   Tucker, G A ^a   Mitchell, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pectinesterase; Polygalacturonase; Processing; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FRUIT JUICE; GENETIC REGULATION; TOMATO; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031945360     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199804)76:4<515::AID-JSFA979>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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