Chenopodium: Seed protein, fractionation and amino acid composition

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 271-275

  Prakash, Dhan ^a   Pal, M ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

CHENOPODIUM; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA;

EID: 0031867482     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489809089398     Document Type: Article

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