Amino acid composition, available lysine content and in vitro protein digestibility of selected tropical crop seeds

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-162

  Petzke, K J ^a   Ezeagu, I E ^b   Proll, J ^a   Akinsoyinu, A O ^b   Metges, C C ^a  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Available lysine; Nigeria; Nitrogen content; Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score; Tropical crop seeds

Indexed keywords

AFZELIA BELLA; ALBIZIA ZYGIA; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS; EBENACEAE; ENTANDROPHRAGMA; ENTANDROPHRAGMA ANGOLENSE; FABACEAE; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GLYCINE MAX; LONCHOCARPUS; LONCHOCARPUS SERICEUS; MELIACEAE; MILLETTIA THONNINGII; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0031007727     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436034     Document Type: Article

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