Common Molecular Features among Amaranth Storage Proteins

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3832-3839

  Martínez, E Nora ^a   Castellani, Oscar F ^a   Añón, M Cristina ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Albumin 2; Amaranth; Electrophoresis; Gel filtration; Globulin; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

EID: 0000856812     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9700384     Document Type: Article

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