Pectate lyases, cell wall degradation and fruit softening

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 377, 2002, Pages 2115-2119

  Marín Rodríguez, M Celia ^a,c   Orchard, John ^b   Seymour, Graham B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fruit softening; Pectate lyase; Pectin

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TISSUE;

RIPENING;

FRUITS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036794713     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erf089     Document Type: Article

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