Cowpea inhibition of human and bovine protease activities and the effects of processing

Food Control

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-133

  Nti, Christina A ^a   Plahar, Wisdom A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b Food Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Cowpea; Inhibitors; Processing; Proteases; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0030171564     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0956-7135(96)00017-5     Document Type: Article

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