Some properties of the polygalacturonase from four Zimbabwean wild fruits (Uapaca kirkiana, Zizphus mauritiana, Tamarindus indica and Berchemia discolor fruits)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 655-661

  Muchuweti, Maud ^a   Moyo, Elipher ^a   Mushipe, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Activities; Berchemia discolor; Pectin; Polygalcturonase; Tamarindus indica; Uapaca kirkiana; Wild fruits; Zizphus mauritiana

Indexed keywords

BARIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BERCHEMIA DISCOLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; FRUIT; FRUIT RIPENING; PH; TAMARIND; TEMPERATURE; UAPACA KIRKIANA; VISCOSITY; ZIMBABWE; ZIZPHUS MAURITIANA;

BERCHEMIA; BERCHEMIA DISCOLOR; TAMARINDUS INDICA; UAPACA;

EID: 7044253259     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.04.026     Document Type: Article

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