Changes in amylase activity starch and sugars contents in mango fruits pulp cv. Tommy Atkins with spongy tissue

Changes in amylase activity, starch and reducing and non-reducing sugars contents were monitored during ripening of mango fruits (Mangifera indica L.). The climateric raising in mango fruit is marked by an appreciable increase in the activity of amylase, reducing and non-reducing sugars contents and...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos de Oliveira Lima, Adimilson Bosco Chitarra, Maria Isabel F. Chitarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2001-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132001000100008