Method of extending shelf life and enhancing keeping quality of fruits
US4957757A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B7/16
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of extending the shelf life and of enhancing the keeping quality of fruits which comprises contacting said fruits with amines selected from the group consisting of naturally occurring monoamines, diamines, polyamines related amino acids and their non-toxic salts; esters of naturally occurring related amino acids; naturally occurring precursors of monoamines, diamines, polyamines and their non-toxic salts; naturally occurring metabolites of monoamines, diamines, polyamines and their non-toxic salts; and synthetic analogues of the naturally occurring monoamines, diamines, polyamines and their non-toxic salts.
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