β-amylase in developing apple fruits: Activities, amounts and subcellular localization

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 429-440

  Zhang, Dapeng ^a   Wang, Yongzhang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

amylase; Apple fruit; Subcellular localization; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DEGRADATION; ENZYME KINETICS; FRUITS; SEED; STARCH;

APPLE FRUIT; SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION; TUBEROUS ROOTS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ENZYMES;

AMYLASE; CELLS; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FRUITS; SEEDS; STARCH;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33645286118     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02yc9048     Document Type: Article

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