Polygalacturonase-mediated dissolution and depolymerization of pectins in solutions mimicking the pH and mineral composition of tomato fruit apoplast

Plant Science

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1087-1094

  Almeida, Domingos P F ^a,b   Huber, Donald J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cell wall; Lycopersicon esculentum; Pectinmethylesterase; Polygalacturonase; Polyuronides

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DISSOLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH EFFECTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

APOPLAST; GEL FILTRATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PECTINMETHYLESTERASE; POLYGALACTURONASE (PG);

FRUITS;

BUFFERS; CALCIUM; CELL WALLS; DISSOLVING; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; PECTINS; PH; TOMATOES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 34247559629     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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