Characterization of monophenolase activity of polyphenol oxidase from iceberg lettuce

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1422-1426

  Chazarra, Soledad ^a   García Carmona, Francisco ^a   Cabanes, Juana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lactuca sativa; Lettuce; Monophenolase activity; Plant polyphenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; KINETICS; LETTUCE; MEMBRANE BINDING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STEADY STATE;

CATECHOL OXIDASE; KINETICS; LETTUCE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0344849507     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980859o     Document Type: Article

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