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Silver proteinate staining of neutral polysaccharides in apple cell walls: implications relative to fruit firmness
Author(s) -
MOHR W. P.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1979.tb00895.x
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , staining , ultrastructure , cell wall , chemistry , botany , neutral red , biology , food science , horticulture , biochemistry , genetics , cytotoxicity , in vitro
Summary The method of selective tissue extractions followed by silver proteinate staining to visualize neutral polysaccharides in cell walls at the ultrastructural level was shown to be potentially useful in future studies on apple fruit firmness and storage ability.