Changes in the activity of flavanone 3β-hydroxylase in blueberry fruit during storage in ozone-enriched atmosphere

Tomasz Piechowiak1, Bartosz Skóra2, Patrycja Sowa3

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Food Toxicology, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Rzeszow, St. Cwiklinskiej 1A, Rzeszow, 35-601, Poland.

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