Changes in Pectic Polysaccharides during the Ripening of Cherry Tomato Fruits

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-58

  Inari, Taeko ^a,b   Yamauchi, Ryo ^b   Kato, Koji ^b   Takeuchi, Tokuo ^a  

^a GIFU WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cherry tomato fruits; Pectin; Pectinesterase; Polygalacturonase; Ripening

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME;

EID: 0347607114     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.8.55     Document Type: Article

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