Expression of ripening-related genes in prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) fruits

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-326

  Collazo Siques P ^a   Valverde, M E ^a   Paredes Lopez O ^a   Guevara Lara, F ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Maturation; Nopal; Plant growth regulator; Ripening; Tuna

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; 1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLATE SYNTHASE; 1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID OXIDASE; 1-AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLATE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LYASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPUNTIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPUNTIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 4644329387     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040286.28359.76     Document Type: Article

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