Rheology of okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) and dika nut (Irvingia gabonensis) polysaccharides

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-269

  Ndjouenkeu, R ^a,c   Goycoolea, F M ^a   Morris, E R ^a   Akingbala, J O ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c University of N'Gaoundéré   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; HIBISCUS; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS;

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

KERNEL SEEDS; TERMINAL SLOPES;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0030092572     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0144-8617(96)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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