Rapid determination of primary amino acids in grape juice using an o-phthaldialdehyde/N-acetyl-L-cysteine spectrophotometric assay

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-134

  Dukes, Bruce C ^a   Butzke, Christian E ^b  

^a Niebaum Coppola Estate Winery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino; Assay; Grape; Juice; Nitrogen; NOPA; o phthaldialdehyde; Spectrophotometric; Stuck fermentation; Wine; YANC; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID; FRUIT JUICE; GRAPE; PHTHALALDEHYDE; SPECTROMETRY; WINE MAKING; YEAST ASSIMILABLE NITROGENOUS COMPOUND;

EID: 0031865449     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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