Partial purification of tomato fruit peroxidase and its effect on the mechanical properties of tomato fruit skin

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 379, 2002, Pages 2393-2399

  Andrews, John ^a   Adams, S R ^a   Burton, K S ^a   Edmondson, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fruit growth; Lycopersicon esculentum; Peroxidase; Stiffening; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENZYMES; FRUITS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PURIFICATION; TISSUE;

SKIN STRIPS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0036894049     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erf109     Document Type: Article

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