Identification and characterization of prunasin hydrolases in sweet and bitter almonds and their expression in nicotiana benthamiana plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1028, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-90

  Del Cueto, J ^a,b   Dicenta, F ^a   Jorgensen K ^b   Moller B L ^b   Sanchez Perez R ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agroinfiltration; Bitterness; Prunasin hydrolase; Prunus dulcis; glucosidases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899501437     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2014.1028.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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