Extraction and colorimetric quantification of uronic acids of the pectic fraction in fruit and vegetables

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-291

  Meseguer, Isabel ^a   Aguilar, Victorina ^a   González, María J ^a   Martínez, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

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EID: 0009584311     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1998.0580     Document Type: Article

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