Properties of polyphenol oxidase in mango (Mangifera indica) kernel

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 459-462

  Arogba, S S ^a   Ajiboye, O L ^a   Ugboko, L A ^a   Essienette, S Y ^a   Afolabi, P O ^a  

^a Federal Polytechnic Idah   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mango kernel; Polyphenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; CATECHOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPECTROMETRY;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 0031716547     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199808)77:4<459::AID-JSFA61>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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