Changes in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seed lipids during germination

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-48

  Wanasundara, P K J P D ^a   Wanasundara, U N ^a   Shahidi, F ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Flaxseed; Germination; Glycolipids; Lipase activity; Lipids; Neutral lipids; Phospholipids; Thin layer chromatography flame ionization detection

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SEED; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

GERMINATION; GLYCOLIPIDS; LIPASE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION;

LIPIDS;

EID: 0032630557     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-999-0045-z     Document Type: Article

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