Changes in cell wall components and cell wall-degrading enzyme activities of postharvest longan fruit during aril breakdown

Journal of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-145

  Lin, He Tong ^a,c   Zhao, Yun Feng ^a,b   Xi, Yu Fang ^c  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANCHENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aril breakdown; Cell wall component; Cell wall degrading enzyme; Longan fruit

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CELLULOSE; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; POLYGALACTURONASE;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; LYCHEE; METABOLISM; TIME;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; FRUIT; LITCHI; PECTINS; POLYGALACTURONASE; TIME FACTORS;

DIMOCARPUS LONGAN;

EID: 34248384012     PISSN: 16713877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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