Purification and characterisation of carrot (Daucus carota L) pectinesterase

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1600-1606

  Alonso, Jesús ^a,b   Canet, Wenceslao ^b   Howell, Nazlin ^a   Alique, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DEL FRÍO CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carrot: Daucus carota; Cation effect; Characterisation; Heat stability; Inhibitors; Optimum pH; Pectinesterase isoform; Purification

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; FOOD;

DAUCUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0344736705     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1591     Document Type: Article

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