Oxidation of Capsaicin and Capsaicin Phenolic Precursors by the Basic Peroxidase Isoenzyme B6 from Hot Pepper

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 352-355

  Bernal, María A ^a   Calderón, Antonio A ^b   Ferrer, María A ^b   de Cáceres, F Merino ^a   Barceló, A Ros ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; capsaicin precursors oxidation; hot pepper; peroxidase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000372875     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf00050a017     Document Type: Article

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