Ethylene-enhanced chlorophyll catabolism in citrus unshiu fruit: Effects of inhibitors on the activity of enzymes involved in type I reactions

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 825-829

  Kurata, Hirofumi ^a   Ito, Takeshi ^a   Adachi, Masaru ^a   Shimokawa, Keishi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

C132 carboxyl pyropheophorbide forming enzyme; Chlorophyllase; Chlorophyllide degrading enzyme; Citrus unshiu; Ethylene

Indexed keywords

CATABOLISM; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLLASE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

CITRUS UNSHIU;

EID: 0032775513     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.68.825     Document Type: Article

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