Metabolic Processes in Cytoplasmic Particles of the Avocado Fruit. IX. The Oxidation of Pyruvate and Malate during the Climacteric Cycle

Abstract
Mitochondria isolated from preclimacteric avocado fruit oxidize pyruvate at a much lower rate than those separated from climacteric fruit. The external addition of thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) increased the rate of pyruvate oxidation in both cases.