Studies on Nutritive Potential and Toxic Constituents of Different Provenances of Jatropha curcas

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3152-3157

  Makkar, H P S ^a   Becker, K ^a   Sporer, F ^b   Wink, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Jatropha curcas; Lectins; Nutrients; Phorbol esters; Physic nut; Phytate; Trypsin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 0000725380     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970036j     Document Type: Article

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