Alfalfa saponins: Structure, biological activity, and chemotaxonomy

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 405, Issue , 1996, Pages 155-170

  Oleszek, Wieslaw ^a  

^a STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAPONIN;

ALFALFA; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN METABOLISM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0029802351     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0413-5_13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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