Effect of wounding on cell wall hydrolase activity in tomato fruit

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-255

  Chung, Thanh Tu ^a   West, Gillian ^a   Tucker, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galactosidase; Cell wall hydrolases; Fresh cut fruit; Pectinesterase; Polygalacturonase; Wounding

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33747458946     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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