Polyphenol oxidase activity in dormant saffron (Crocus sativus L.) corm

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 463-471

  Saiedian, Shahriar ^a   Keyhani, Ezzatollah ^a,b   Keyhani, Jacqueline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Laboratory for Life Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corm; Crocus sativus L.; Enzymatic activity; Polyphenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 34548528826     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-007-0056-z     Document Type: Article

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