Purification and characterization of pectin methylesterase from acerola (Malpighia glabra L.)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1845-1849

  De Assis, Sandra Aparecida ^a,b   Martins, Antônio Baldo Geraldo ^a   De Faria Oliveira, Olga Maria Mascarenhas ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acerola; Heat stability; Isoenzymes; Kinetic characterization; Pectinmethylesterase; Purification

Indexed keywords

MALPIGHIA GLABRA;

EID: 34547108338     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2884     Document Type: Article

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