Role of caffeine and tannin in anti-toxigenic properties of coffee and tea

Cryptogamie, Mycologie

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-21

  Hasan, H A H ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Caffeine; Coffee; Destruction; Tannin; Tea

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0011916925     PISSN: 01811584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-1584(99)80004-9     Document Type: Article

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