Chilling-induced oxidative stress and antioxidant responses in mume (Prunus mume) fruit during low temperature storage

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-60

  Imahori, Yoshihiro ^a   Takemura, Mari ^a   Bai, Jinhe ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbate peroxidase; Chilling injury; Hydrogen peroxide; Malondialdehyde; Mume fruit; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS MUME;

EID: 41449089597     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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