Measurable human milk folate is increased by treatment with α-amylase and protease in addition to folate conjugase

Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 401-407

  Lim, Hyeon Sook ^a   Mackey, Amy D ^b   Tamura, Tsunenobu ^c   Wong, Stella C ^b   Picciano, Mary Frances ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIOXIDANT; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; DRUG MILK LEVEL; ENZYME THERAPY; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 0032212438     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00054-5     Document Type: Article

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