An Alternative Method for Enzymatic Assay of Plant Invertases

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3158-3161

  Huang, Y H ^a   Picha, D H ^a   Johnson, C E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Enzymes; Invertase; Physiology; Sugars

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005811193     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970978o     Document Type: Article

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