Pectin solubilization and depolymerization during papaya fruit softening;Solubilización y despolimerización de pectinas durante el ablandamiento de frutos de papaya

Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-155

  Barajas, J Adriana Sañudo ^a   Cepeda, Jorge Siller ^a   Enciso, Tomás Osuna ^a   Rangel, Dolores Muy ^a   Álvarez, Guadalupe López ^b   Castro, Juan Alberto Osuna ^c   Greve, Carl ^d   Labavitch, John ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Tecnologico de Culiacan   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Carica papaya; Cell wall; Ethylene; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 54049158108     PISSN: 01877380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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