Laccase: new functions for an old enzyme

AM Mayer, RC Staples - Phytochemistry, 2002 - Elsevier
Laccases occur widely in fungi; they have been characterized less frequently in higher
plants. Here we have focused on more recent reports on the occurrence of laccase and its …

Polyphenol oxidases in plants

AM Mayer, E Harel - Phytochemistry, 1979 - Elsevier
Recent progress in the study of plant polyphenol oxidases is critically reviewed. Two main
groups are recognized: the catecholoxidases and the laccases. Their purification, subcellular …

Polyphenol oxidases in plants and fungi: going places? A review

AM Mayer - Phytochemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
The more recent reports on polyphenol oxidase in plants and fungi are reviewed. The main
aspects considered are the structure, distribution, location and properties of polyphenol …

[BOOK][B] The germination of seeds: Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering and social studies

AM Mayer, A Poljakoff-Mayber - 1982 - books.google.com
… Brohult and AM McLeod for the material as cited in the text. Our thanks are also due to … to
effect the permeability of the seed coats (Marbach and Mayer, 1974, 1975). When seeds of hard…

Polyphenol oxidases in plants-recent progress

AM Mayer - Phytochemistry, 1986 - Elsevier
Progress in the plant polyphenol oxidases in the period 1978–1986 is summarized. Methodology,
occurrence, properties and physiological function of laccases and catechol oxidases …

Assay of catechol oxidase—a critical comparison of methods

AM Mayer, E Harel, R Ben-Shaul - Phytochemistry, 1966 - Elsevier
Manometric, polarographic, chronometric and spectrophotometric methods for the determination
of catechol oxidase activity were critically compared. Where possible, product formation, …

Essential oils as allelochemicals and their potential use as bioherbicides

N Dudai, A Poljakoff-Mayber, AM Mayer… - Journal of Chemical …, 1999 - Springer
Essential oils were extracted from 32 aromatic plants and evaluated for allelopathic
properties. The major components of the oils were identified by gas chromatography and GC-MS. …

Historical changes in the mineral content of fruits and vegetables

AM Mayer - British Food Journal, 1997 - emerald.com
Implies that a balance of the different essential nutrients is necessary for maintaining health.
The eight minerals that are usually analysed are Na, K, Ca, Mg, P, Fe, Cu, Zn. A comparison …

Composition and properties of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage

S Trachtenberg, AM Mayer - Phytochemistry, 1981 - Elsevier
The mucilage isolated from Opuntia is shown to contain arabinose, galactose, galacturonic
acid, rhamnose and xylose. It has a uronic acid content of ca 10% and a MW of 4.3 × 10 6 . It …

Mechanisms of survival of necrotrophic fungal plant pathogens in hosts expressing the hypersensitive response

AM Mayer, RC Staples, NL Gil-ad - Phytochemistry, 2001 - Elsevier
… Gil-ad and Mayer suggested that the involvement of catalase in breakdown of hydrogen
peroxide seemed to be ruled out because the very specific inhibitor of catalase, 3-aminotriazole, …