Visualization of channels and cavities of corn and sorghum starch granules

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 537-541

  Huber, Kerry C ^a   BeMiller, James N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; FLUORESCENCE; GRANULATION; STARCH;

CONDITION; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS; EXTERNAL SURFACES; INTERNAL CAVITIES; LARGE SURFACES; MATRIX; METHANOLIC SOLUTION; STARCH GRANULES; SURFACE PORES; WHOLE CORN;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030695053     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM.1997.74.5.537     Document Type: Article

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