Enzymatic activity of proteases and its isoenzymes in fermentation process in cultivars of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) produced in southern Bahia, Brazil

Abstract The fermentation of cocoa seeds envolves microbial processes and the action of enzymes. To identify the possible differences in the cocoa fermentation process, with regards to proteolysis, this study has the objective of determining protease activity (under predetermined conditions) and its...

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Main Authors: Luciane Santos SOUSA, Fátima de Souza ROCHA, Paulo Túlio de Souza SILVEIRA, Eliete da Silva BISPO, Sérgio Eduardo SOARES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612016005031101&lng=en&tlng=en