Reduction of some toxicants in Icacina mannii by fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-111

  Antai, S P ^a   Nkwelang, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Efek Ison (Icacina mannii); Fermentation; Toxicants

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; ICACINA MANNII; OXALIC ACID; PHYTIC ACID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOXIN;

FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; OXALIC ACID; PHYTIC ACID; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; POISONS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ICACINA MANNII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032322002     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008060029175     Document Type: Article

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