Activity of Papaya Fruit Hydrolases during Natural Softening and Modified Softening 

 -  Acta Horticulturae, 740, p.317, 2007 .
<br/><br/> Papaya (Carica papaya L.)cultivars show a wide variation in fruit softening, a character that determines fruit quality and shelf life. Fruit softening is thought to be the result of cell wall degradation. The relationship between normal and modified softening and the activity of enzymes related to the degradation of cell wall was studied. 'Sunset' papaya fruit were harvested at the color break stage (less than 10 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE<br/>XYLANASE<br/>GALACTOSIDASE<br/>PECTIN METHYLESTERASE<br/>GLUCANASE<br/>POLYGALACTURONASE