Determination of food folate

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 285-293

  Tamura, Tsunenobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

amylase; Determination; Folate; Folate conjugase; Food; Protease; Trienzyme treatment

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE; PTEROPTIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EXTRACTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 0032078844     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(98)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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