Characterisation of two alcohol acyltransferases from kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) reveals distinct substrate preferences

Phytochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 700-710

  Günther, Catrin S ^a,b   Chervin, Christian ^c   Marsh, Ken B ^a   Newcomb, Richard D ^a   Souleyre, Edwige J F ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Actinidia chinensis; Alcohol acyltransferase; Ethylene; Functional characterisation; Volatile esters

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL ACYLTRANSFERASE, ACTINIDIA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIWIFRUIT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ACTINIDIA; ACYLTRANSFERASES; FRUIT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 79954608061     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.02.026     Document Type: Article

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