Cell wall modifications during fruit ripening: when a fruit is not the fruit

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-25

  Goulao, Luis F ^a   Oliveira, Cristina M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUITS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGARS; TEXTURES;

CELL WALL MODIFICATIONS; FRUIT RIPENING; HEMICELLULOSIC FRACTIONS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 36348942408     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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