α-l-Arabinofuranosidase from strawberry fruit: Cloning of three cDNAs, characterization of their expression and analysis of enzymatic activity in cultivars with contrasting firmness

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-281

  Rosli, Hernán G ^a   Civello, Pedro M ^a,b   Martínez, Gustavo A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arabinofuranosidase; Cell wall; Fragaria x ananassa; Hemicelluloses; Pectin; Ripening; Softening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA N ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; ALPHA-N-ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCOSIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAWBERRY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 61349193760     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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