L-Ascorbate biosynthesis in strawberries: L-Galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase expression during fruit development and ripening

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-42

  Do Nascimento, João Roberto Oliveira ^a   Higuchi, Beatriz Kojima ^a   Gómez, Maria Luiza Passanezi Araújo ^a   Oshiro, Renato Akira ^a   Lajolo, Franco Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fragaria x ananassa; Fruit ripening; Gene expression; GLDH; L Ascorbate; L Galactono 1,4 lactone dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 28644438465     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.05.014     Document Type: Article

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