A procedure to measure amylose in cereal starches and flours with concanavalin A

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-119

  Gibson, T S ^a,c   Solah, V A ^a   McCleary, B V ^b  

^a Biological and Chemical Research Institute   (Australia)

^b Megazyme International Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

^c NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amylose; Concanavalin A; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001522708     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcrs.1996.0086     Document Type: Article

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