A modified chemical procedure for rapid determination of glucosamine and its application for estimation of mold growth in peanut kernels and koji

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1999-2004

  Chen, Wenlung ^a   Chiou, Robin Y Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buffer solution; Chitin; Glucosamine; Internal mold population; Koji; MBTH; Peanut

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CHITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOULD; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PH; RICE; SOYBEAN; TEMPERATURE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CHITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; ORYZA SATIVA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0032819879     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf981049f     Document Type: Article

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