Enzymatic Production of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Using Rice (Oryza sativa) Germ

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 208-211

  Ohtsubo, Sadami ^a   Asano, Satoshi ^a   Sato, Kazuhito ^a   Matsumoto, Isao ^a  

^a Niigata Pref Food Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glutamate decarboxylase; Pyridoxal phosphate; Rice germ; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0005347906     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.6.208     Document Type: Article

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