Matrix glycan depolymerisation and xyloglucan endohydrolase activities in ethylene-treated watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) fruit

Karakurt Y. , Muramatsu N., Jeong J., Hurr B. M. , Huber D. J.

JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, cilt.88, sa.4, ss.684-689, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 88 Konu: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jsfa.3135
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.684-689

Özet

BACKGROUND: Ethylene-induced placental tissue water soaking in harvested watermelon fruit is accompanied by cell separation and collapse, depolymerisation of water- and chelator-soluble pectins, a reducton in total uronic acids and increased polygalacturonase activity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ethylene-induced changes in placental tissue cell walls also affected matrix glycans (hemicelluloses).