Fluctuations in activities of three β-galactosidase isoforms from ripening avocado (Persea americana) fruit and their different activities against its cell wall polysaccharides as substrates

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 586-592

  Tateishi, A ^a   Inoue, H ^a   Yamaki, S ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Avocado (Persea americana); Cell wall; Fruit softening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CATION EXCHANGE; CELL WALL; DAY LENGTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; GUANIDINE THIOCYANATE; HORTICULTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOFORM; POLYSACCHARIDE; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; RIPENING;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0034824025     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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