Isolation, characterization, and pectin-modifying properties of a thermally tolerant pectin methylesterase from Citrus sinensis var. Valencia

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2255-2260

  Cameron, Randall G ^a   Savary, Brett J ^b   Hotchkiss, Arland T ^b   Fishman, Marshall L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus sinensis; Enzyme modification; Homogalacturonan; Juice cloud stability; Pectin; Pectin esterase; Pectin methylesterase; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESTERIFICATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLESTERIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWEET ORANGE;

CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CITRUS SINENSIS; FRUIT; HEAT; PECTINS; PLANT LEAVES;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; VALENCIA;

EID: 15444363336     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf040376m     Document Type: Article

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