The role of cell wall hydrolases in fruit softening Page 178 4 The Role of Cell Wall Hydrolases in
Fruit Softening Donald J. Huber Vegetable Crops Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural …

This study provides a survey of commercial aloe vera gel powders. Nine products, obtained
from leading international suppliers, were examined and compared with fresh aloe vera gel …

Interest in the α-l-arabinofuranosidases has increased in recent years because of their
application in the conversion of various hemicellulosic substrates to fermentable sugars for …

Cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes were produced by Trichoderma reesei RUT C30 on
steam pretreated spruce, willow, corn stover and delignified lignocellulose (Solka Floc), as a …

Sequential extractions with alkali have been carried out in order to study the nature of
linkages which hold heteroxylans in maize bran cell walls. Treatment with 0.5 m sodium …

Nutraceuticals are bioactive or chemical compounds acclaimed for their valuable biological
activities and health-promoting effects. The global community is faced with many health …

Secondary walls in vessels and fibers of dicotyledonous plants are mainly composed of
cellulose, xylan, and lignin. Although genes involved in biosynthesis of cellulose and lignin …

Water deficit has a global impact on plant growth and crop yield. Climate changes are going
to increase the intensity, duration and frequency of severe droughts, particularly in southern …

Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) occurring in suspension-cultured rice (Oryza saliva L.)
cells, their conditioned medium and at the rice root apex were investigated using …

Physico-chemical modifications promoted by heat treatment and dehydration at different
temperatures (30–80° C) on acemannan, a bioactive polysacharide from aloe vera (Aloe …