Pectinases or petinolytic enzymes, hydrolyze pectic substances. They have a share of 25%
in the global sales of food enzymes. Pectinases are one of the most widely distributed …

Fruits constitute a commercially important and nutritionally indispensable food commodity.
Being a part of a balanced diet, fruits play a vital role in human nutrition by supplying the …

Understanding the changes affecting the plant cell wall is a key element in addressing its
functional role in plant growth and in the response to stress. Pectins, which are the main …

Textural changes that lead to softening of fruits are accompanied by loss of neutral sugars,
solubilisation and depolymerisation of the polysaccharides of the cell wall, and …

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is commercially the most important fruit crop of India,
accounting for> 54% of the total mango produced worldwide. Over 30 different varieties of …

Softening during ripening in climacteric fruit is generally attributed to degradation in cell wall
assembly, particularly the solublization of pectin. These changes could involve increased …

This review highlights the use of enzymes in the textile industry, covering both current
commercial processes and research in this field. Amylases have been used for desizing …

Blueberries are now the second most economically important soft fruit. However, they are
highly perishable and susceptible to rapid spoilage. One of the main factors limiting …

The effect of salicylic acid (SA) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatments on the
physicochemical characteristics, softening and antioxidative enzyme activities of sweet …

Today pectinases are upcoming industrially important bacterial enzymes. It can be produced
by a variety of microorganisms. These enzymes act on pectin, which is the major component …