REVISTA CHAPINGO SERIE HORTICULTURA ISSN: 1027-152X
[email protected] Universidad Autónoma Chapingo México Díaz de León-Sánchez, F.; Rivera-Cabrera, F.; Bosquez-Molina, E.; Domínguez-Soberanes, J.; Álvarez-Hoppe, Y.; Pérez-Flores, L. J. ACTIVITY OF THE ENZYME POLYPHENOL OXIDASE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DAMAGE FROM LATEX IN 'HADEN' AND 'TOMMY ATKINS' MANGOES REVISTA CHAPINGO SERIE HORTICULTURA, vol. 11, núm. 1, enero-junio, 2005, pp. 39-42 Universidad Autónoma Chapingo Chapingo, México Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=60912502006 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative 39 ACTIVITY OF THE ENZYME POLYPHENOL OXIDASE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DAMAGE FROM LATEX IN ‘HADEN’ AND ‘TOMMY ATKINS’ MANGOES F. Díaz de León-Sánchez1; F. Rivera-Cabrera1; E. Bosquez-Molina2; J. Domínguez-Soberanes2; Y. Álvarez-Hoppe1; L. J. Pérez-Flores1¶. 1Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, 2Departamento de Biotecnología. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco Núm. 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, D. F. México. C. P. 09340. MÉXICO. Correo-e:
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[email protected] (¶Corresponding author) ABSTRACT Damage from latex (DPL) represents a problem in Mexican mango, causing up to 10 % of annual losses. DPL begins when exuded latex touches the fruit’s skin, producing a superficial darkness that diminishes mango quality and commercial value. Previous studies in mango suggest that terpens favor damage from latex through the activation of polyphenoloxidases (PPO’s).