Changes in flavour, cell wall degrading enzymes and ultrastructure of guava (Psidium guajava L.) during ripening

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-266

  Toth Markus M ^a   Siddiqui, S ^b   Kovacs E ^a   Roth E ^a   Nemeth Szerdahelyi E ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Guava; Polygalacturonase; Ripening; Ultrastructure; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 26844534643     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.34.2005.3.8     Document Type: Article

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