Extraction and Characterization of Hemicellulose from the Corn Fiber Produced by Corn Wet-Milling Processes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2615-2619

  Hespell, Robert B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabinoxylan; Corn fiber; Corn gum; Corn hull; Corn xylan; Hemicellulose; Pentosan; Xylan

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0000235162     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf971040y     Document Type: Article

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