A focus on the biosynthesis and composition of cuticle in fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 4005-4019

  Lara, Isabel ^a   Belge, Burcu ^a   Goulao, Luis F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; composition; cuticle; cutin; fruit; wax

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WAXES;

CUTICLE; CUTIN; EPIDERMAL CELLS; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC BACKGROUNDS; PLANT STRUCTURES; POSTHARVEST PERFORMANCE; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

FRUITS;

CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; METABOLISM; PLANT EPIDERMIS; TOMATO;

FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT EPIDERMIS;

EID: 84928730176     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00013     Document Type: Article

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