Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of Cucumber Compounds: Enzymes Responsible for Browning in Cucumber

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 7764-7769

  Gandía Herrero, Fernando ^a   Jiménez, Mercedes ^a   Cabanes, Juana ^a   García Carmona, Francisco ^a   Escribano, Josefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus L; Noncompetitive inhibition; Peroxidase; Polyphenol oxidase; Trans,cis 2,6 nonadienal; Tyrosinase inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLAROGRAPHY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VEGETABLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CATECHOL OXIDASE; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FRUIT; ISOENZYMES; MAILLARD REACTION; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0346849595     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf030131u     Document Type: Article

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