Pectin modifications and the role of pectin-degrading enzymes during postharvest softening of Jonagold apples

Food Chemistry

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 283-291

  Gwanpua, Sunny George ^a   Van Buggenhout, Sandy ^b   Verlinden, Bert E ^c   Christiaens, Stefanie ^b   Shpigelman, Avi ^b   Vicent, Victor ^a   Kermani, Zahra Jamsazzadeh ^b   Nicolai, Bart M ^a,c   Hendrickx, Marc ^b   Geeraerd, Annemie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LEUVEN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTRE LFORCE   (Belgium)

^c Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cell wall modifying enzymes; Controlled atmosphere; Firmness; Malus domestica; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERES;

ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; FIRMNESS; PECTIN; PECTIN METHYLESTERASE; PECTIN-DEGRADING ENZYMES; POST-HARVEST STORAGE; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

FRUITS;

ALCOHOL; ALPHA ARABINOFURANOSIDASE; ARABINOSE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ETHYLENE; GALACTOSE; GALACTURONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; MANNOSE; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; RHAMNOSE; XYLOSE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; APPLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FRUIT RIPENING; FRUIT STORAGE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; JONAGOLD APPLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT EVOLUTION; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; MALUS;

FRUIT; MALUS; PECTINS;

EID: 84896483413     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.02.138     Document Type: Article

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