Characterisation of feruloyl esterase activity in barley

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 447-449

  Sancho, Ana I ^a   Faulds, Craig B ^a   Bartolomé, Begoña ^b   Williamson, Gary ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE FERMENTACIONES INDUSTRIALES CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barley; Ferulic acid; Feruloyl esterase; Germination

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; BARLEY; CAFFEIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FERULOYL ESTERASE; GERMINATION; METHYL FERULATE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SINAPIC ACID; VANILLIC ACID;

EID: 0033064482     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(19990301)79:3<447::AID-JSFA276>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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