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SORBITOL METABOLISM, THE CLIMACTERIC, AND WATERCORE IN APPLES.

Author(s) : MARLOW G. C., LOESCHER W. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

EXTRACTION AND ASSAY OF SORBITOL DEHYDROGENASE (SDH) THROUGHOUT FRUIT MATURATION OF 3 APPLE CULTIVARS, WATERCORE-RESISTANT < GOLDEN DELICIOUS >, OCCASIONALLY SUSCEPTIBLE < MCINTOSH >, AND NORMALLY SUSCEPTIBLE < STARKRIMSON >, SHOWED NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUSCEPTIBILITY TO WATERCORE AND EXTRACTABLE ENZYME ACTIVITY. THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCREASED SDH ACTIVITY AND ONSET OF THE CLIMACTERIC, SUGGESTING THAT SDH, LIKE CERTAIN OTHER ENZYMES, INCREASES DURING MATURATION.

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  • Original title: SORBITOL METABOLISM, THE CLIMACTERIC, AND WATERCORE IN APPLES.
  • Record ID : 1986-0641
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 110 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1985/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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