Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

These results indicated that melatonin may have reduced the speed of softening of kiwifruit and preserved fruit quality by inhibiting enzymatic degradation of the cell wall, and by delaying pro-pectin ...

Fresh fruit is preferred sometimes, but frozen fruit is also a convenient and budget-friendly option that can be used in place of fresh fruit in many dishes.

What do tardigrades eat? Most tardigrades suck fluids from cells in plants, algae and fungus. They use needle-like structures in their mouths to pierce cell walls and vacuum up the liquid inside.

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivars vary in firmness, and these phenotypic differences may be associated with peel and pulp cell wall polysaccharides. Three blueberry cultivars of distinctive ...

The adsorption of procyanidins (condensed tannins) on cell-wall material was quantified by bringing into contact solutions of procyanidins and suspensions of cell-wall material. A model was developed ...

Calcium is required for cell division and cell wall strength. During the critical four-week period between fruit set and the end of fruit cell division, the number of cells within the berry is ...

Pectin is a naturally occurring thickener and stabilizer, helping jams, jellies, and fruit preserves set. Scientifically speaking, it’s a soluble fiber (a.k.a. a type of polysaccharide) found in ...

Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo) seed shell is composed of tightly bonded polygonal sclereids with cell walls in which the cellulose microfibrils are oriented in a helicoidal pattern. The sclereids contain ...