Pepper β-galactosidase 1 (PBG1) plays a significant role in fruit ripening in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-322

  Ogasawara, Satoshi ^a   Abe, Keietsu ^a   Nakajima, Tasuku ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Bell pepper; Fruit ripening; Pectin

Indexed keywords

BELL PEPPER; FRUIT RIPENING; GALACTOSIDASE; PECTIN;

DNA; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUITS; HYDROLYSIS;

ENZYMES;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EXO 1,4 BETA GALACTANASE; EXO-1,4-BETA-GALACTANASE; GLYCOSIDASE; PECTIN; PLANT RNA; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PEPPER; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CAPSICUM; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL WALL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRUIT; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PECTINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PLANT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ENZYMES; FRUITS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 33847197897     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60179     Document Type: Article

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