β-Glucans: Importance in brewing and methods of analysis

LWT

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 331-336

  Vis, R B ^a   Lorenz, K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis methods; glucans; polysaccharides; barley; malt; beer; brewing

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0031161107     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0196     Document Type: Review

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