Protein contents, amino acid compositions and nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors for Cassava roots

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-54

  Yeoh, Hock Hin ^a   Truong, Van Den ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Cassava; Manihot esculenta Crantz; Nitrogen to protein conversion factors; Protein content

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0030063494     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199601)70:1<51::AID-JSFA463>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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