[EN] Carotenoids possess important biological functions that make them essential components of the human diet. 8-Carotene and some other carotenoids have vitamin A activity while lutein and zeaxanthin, typically referred ...
Saladie, Montserrat; Cañizares Sales, Joaquín; Michael A. Phillips; Rodriguez Concepcion, Manuel; Larrigaudière, Christian; Gibon, Yves; Stitt, Mark; Lunn, John Edward; Garcia Mas, Jordi(BioMed Central, 2015-06-09)
[EN] Background: In climacteric fruit-bearing species, the onset of fruit ripening is marked by a transient rise in
respiration rate and autocatalytic ethylene production, followed by rapid deterioration in fruit quality. ...
Muñoz Bertomeu, Jesús; Miedes, Eva; Lorences, E. P.(Elsevier, 2013-09-01)
[EN] Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTHs: EC 2.4.1.207 and/or EC 3.2.1.151), a xyloglucan modifying enzyme, has been proposed to have a role during tomato and apple fruit ripening by loosening the cell wall. ...
[EN] Seed dispersion and consequent plant propagation depend on the success of fruit ripening. Thus, ripening is a highly regulated developmental process aiming to maximize fruit organoleptic traits to attract herbivores. ...