The effect of harvesting time on the biochemical and ultrastructural changes in Idared apple

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-296

  Kovacs E ^a   Meresz P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Apple; Calcium potassium; Membrane permeability; Pectin; Polygalacturonase; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CALCIUM; ETHYLENE; ION; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONASE; POTASSIUM;

APPLE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; HARVEST; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 4644295523     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.33.2004.3.9     Document Type: Article

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