Comparative Effects of Processing Methods on Hemagglutinating and Antitryptic Activities of Canavalia ensiformis and Canavalia braziliensis Seeds

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4372-4377

  Carlini, Celia R ^a   Udedibie, Adive B ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antitryptic hemagglutinating activities; Canavalia braziliensis; Canavalia ensiformis; Processing methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000726849     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970466+     Document Type: Article

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