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THE major polyphenoloxidase substrate responsible for the blackening of the fruit of the banana has been identified1 already as 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine. Although the original work was carried out using material of the clones Gros Michel and Mysore, a range of clonal varieties was investigated afterwards to determine whether this substrate was responsible for blackening in other clones or whether other phenolic compounds were implicated in the blackening reaction.
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GRIFFITHS, L. Relationship between 3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-ethylamine Content and the Genome, acuminata. Nature 192, 84–85 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192084a0
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