Up-regulating arginase contributes to amelioration of chilling stress and the antioxidant system in cherry tomato fruits

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2195-2202

  Zhang, Xinhua ^a,b   Shen, Lin ^a   Li, Fujun ^b   Zhang, Yanxin ^a   Meng, Demin ^a   Sheng, Jiping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Arginase; Cherry tomato; Chilling injury; L arginine; N hydroxy nor l arginine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARGINASE; ARGININE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ISOENZYME; MALONALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; N(OMEGA) HYDROXYNORARGININE; N(OMEGA)-HYDROXYNORARGININE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROLINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOMATO; UPREGULATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGINASE; ARGININE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTROLYTES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; ISOENZYMES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROLINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957371093     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4070     Document Type: Article

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