Enzymically active cell wall from ripe tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit pericarp release uronic acids through the action of wall-bound polygalacturonase. The potential involvement of products of wall hydrolysis in the induction of ethylene synthesis during tomato ripening was investigated by vacuum infiltrating preclimacteric (green) fruit with solutions containing pectin fragments ...

in this study, the effect of accelerated ripening with encapsulated protease and lipase on physiochemical properties such as fat and moisture, texture and microstructure of brined cheese was investigated. addition of lipase increases hardness by reducing fat globules diameter and increasing casein matrix junction. it also decreases brittleness by fat degradation which is responsible for plastic...

The plant hormone ethylene is involved in many developmental processes, including fruit ripening, abscission, senescence, and leaf epinasty. Tomato contains a family of ethylene receptors, designated LeETR1, LeETR2, NR, LeETR4, and LeETR5, with homology to the Arabidopsis ETR1 ethylene receptor. Transgenic plants with reduced LeETR4 gene expression display multiple symptoms of extreme ethylene ...

color and appearance are among the first parameters perceived by consumers to judge the quality of foods. l*a*b* are used to report foods’ colors quantitatively. in this study the use of digital imaging and photoshop software was evaluated for measurement of l*, a* and b* color parameters. the results showed that l*, a*, and b* values from hunter colorimeter and the digital imaging method had a...

Transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants expressing a fragment of the gene encoding the E1 subunit of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex in the antisense orientation and exhibiting substantial reductions in the activity of this enzyme exhibit a considerably reduced rate of respiration. They were, however, characterized by largely unaltered photosynthetic rates and fruit yields but ...

The influence of different combinations accelerated stress test (AST) protocols simulating load-cycle and start/stop conditions a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) vehicle is investigated on bimodal Pt/C catalyst. catalyst, prepared by mixing two commercial catalysts, serves as model system consists distinguishable size populations. change in mean particle was situ small-angle X-ray sc...