Composition, degradation and utilization of endosperm during germination in the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

• Main Authors: Alang, Zaleha Christine, Moir, G. F. J., Jones, Laurence H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Annals of Botany Company 1988
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40411/1/Composition%2C%20degradation%20and%20utilization%20of%20endosperm%20during%20germination%20in%20the%20oil%20palm%20%28Elaeis%20guineensis%20Jacq.%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40411/7/61-2-261.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40411/; http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/2/261
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The insoluble carbohydrate and lipid fractions, and α-D-galactosidase, β-D-mannosidase and isocitrate lyase activities were studied in the various tissues of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) kernels prior to and during germination. In ungerminated kernels insoluble carbohydrate and lipid constitut...