Characterization of Mg-dechelatase activity obtained from Fragaria x ananassa fruit

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-118

  Costa, María L ^a   Civello, Pedro M ^b   Chaves, Alicia R ^a   Martínez, Gustavo A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll degradation; Fruit ripening; Magnesium dechelatase; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA ANANASSA;

EID: 0036487185     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(01)01358-4     Document Type: Article

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