• Changes on the cell wall composition of tree-ripened “Bartlett” pears (Pyrus communis L.) 

      Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Ponce, Nora M. Andrea; Sozzi, Gabriel Oscar; Stortz, Carlos Arturo; Vicente, Ariel Roberto (Elsevier, 2012-11)
      Most of the European pear cultivars fail to develop a desirable texture when ripening on the tree. In order to identify some biochemical anomalies that might be associated with this phenomenon, the main differences in cell ...
    • Cherry fibers isolated from harvest residues as valuable dietary fiber and functional food ingredients 

      Basanta, Maria Florencia; de Escalada Pla, Marina Francisca; Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Stortz, Carlos Arturo; Rojas, Ana Maria Luisa (Elsevier, 2014-04)
      Residues discarded at cherry fruit harvesting were extracted with ethanol from ‘Chelan’, ‘Brooks’ and ‘Sunburst’ varieties to obtain cherry fibers constituted by the cell wall polysaccharides, applicable as functional food ...
    • Compositional changes in cell wall polysaccharides from five sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars during on-tree ripening 

      Basanta, Maria Florencia; Ponce, Nora Marta Andrea; Salum, Maria Laura; Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Vicente, Ariel Roberto; Erra Balsells, Rosa; Stortz, Carlos Arturo (American Chemical Society, 2014-12)
      Excessive softening is a major cause of postharvest deterioration during transportation and storage of fresh cherries. In continuing our studies to identify the factors determining the textural differences between sweet ...
    • Developmental changes in cell wall polysaccharides from sweet cherry [Prunus avium L.] cultivars with contrasting firmness 

      Salato, Gloria Silvia; Ponce, Nora Marta Andrea; Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Vicente, Ariel Roberto; Stortz, Carlos Arturo (2013-10)
      Firmness is a major quality attribute of fresh cherries, and is also a main factor affecting susceptibility to bruising and postharvest rots. In order to identify the factors determining the textural differences between ...
    • Role of "well known" proteins on cell wall degradation and softening 

      Vicente, Ariel Roberto; Rodoni, Luis Maria; Salato, Gloria Silvia; Basanta, Maria Florencia; Ponce, Nora Marta Andrea; Stortz, Carlos Arturo; Raffo Benegas, Maria Dolores; Powell, Ann L.T.; Bennett, A.B.; Labavitch, John Marcus (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2015-03-25)
      Fruit softening has been largely associated with cell wall degradation by a number of loosening proteins. Firmness is a major quality attribute of fresh cherries and also an important factor affecting the susceptibility ...