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β-Galactosidase and Its Significance in Ripening of “Saijyo” Japanese Persimmon Fruit

Akihiro NAKAMURATsukuba R&D; Center, Fuji Oil Co., Ltd. 4-3 Kinunodai, Yawara, Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki 300-2497, Japan
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Hirokazu MAEDATsukuba R&D; Center, Fuji Oil Co., Ltd. 4-3 Kinunodai, Yawara, Tsukuba-gun, Ibaraki 300-2497, Japan
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Misae MIZUNODepartment of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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Yoko KOSHIDepartment of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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Yasunori NAGAMATSUDepartment of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
Pages 68-76 | Received 19 Jun 2002, Accepted 14 Sep 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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