The Starch Is (Not) Just Another Brick in the Wall: The Primary Metabolism of Sugars During Banana Ripening

The Starch Is (Not) Just Another Brick in the Wall: The Primary Metabolism of Sugars During Banana Ripening

The monocot banana fruit is one of the most important crops worldwide. As a typical climacteric fruit, the harvest of commercial bananas usually occurs when the fruit is physiologically mature but unripe. The universal treatment of green bananas with ethylene or ethylene-releasing compounds in order...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Rosana Cordenunsi-Lysenko, João Roberto Oliveira Nascimento, Victor Costa Castro-Alves, Eduardo Purgatto, João Paulo Fabi, Fernanda Helena Gonçalves Peroni-Okyta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
starch-degrading enzymes
starch degradation
starch ultrastructure
banana
ethylene
ripening
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00391/full

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