pectin methyl esterase/atrophy

Grape berries (Vitis vinifera L., cv Ugni blanc) were harvested at 12 different weeks of development in 1996 and 1997. Ripening was induced at veraison, the crucial stage of berry softening, and was followed by a rapid accumulation of glucose and fructose and an increase of pH. Total RNAs, crude

Pectin methyl esterase (PME) from orange (Citrus sinensis L.) fruit peels has been purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation, and ion-exchange and gel-filtration chromatography. Characterization of the enzyme revealed a 36-kDa protein with an isoelectric point > 9, a pH optimum at 7 and

Lycoris aurea exhibits parallel venation, the main vein with many lateral veins in a longitudinal parallel arrangement. There are secondary lateral veins (SLV) between each longitudinal veins. In general, SLVs are not remarkable. In this paper, the material was one kind of Lycoris aurea mutant

BACKGROUND 'Hami' melon is susceptible to softening during postharvest storage at ambient temperature, which enhances postharvest deterioration and limits transportation and storage. To look for a method of softening control, the effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on regulating postharvest