Questions and answers to edibility problem of the Canavalia ensiformis seeds - A review

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-106

  Udedibie, A B I ^a   Carlini, C R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canavalia; Concanavalin A; Edibility; Legume; Seeds; Trypsin inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011202281     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00141-2     Document Type: Review

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