Cell wall metabolism in fruit softening and quality and its manipulation in transgenic plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 311-339

  Brummell, David A ^a,b   Harpster, Mark H ^a  

^a DNA Plant Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fruit quality; Fruit softening; Lycopersicon esculentum; Matrix glycans; Pectin; Xyloglucan

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; GENETIC REGULATION; PATULIN; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; PLANT CELL; POLYGALACTURONASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIPENING; SHELF LIFE; SOLUBILIZATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XYLOGLUCAN ENDOTRANSGLYCOSYLASE;

ADHESION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; METABOLISM; VISCOSITY;

CELL WALLS;

CELLS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034867627     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010656104304     Document Type: Review

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