Tissue distribution, synthesis stage, and ethylene induction of pineapple (Ananas comosus) chitinases

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 852-854

  Taira, Toki ^a   Toma, Noriko ^a   Ichi, Marika ^a   Takeuchi, Makoto ^b   Ishihara, Masanobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Nago Branch   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Ethylene induction; Pineapple; Synthesis stage; Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FRUITS; GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TISSUE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CHITANASE ACTIVITY; IMMUNOBLOT ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ENZYMES;

CHITINASE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PINEAPPLE;

ANANAS; CHITINASE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ETHYLENES; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT;

ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; GELS; PINEAPPLES; PLANT TISSUES; SYNTHESIS;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 20444377702     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.852     Document Type: Article

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