Lipid peroxidation, o-diphenolase, superoxide dismutase and catalase profile along the three physiological regions of Dioscorea rotundata Poir cv Omi

Food Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-4

  Isamah, G K ^a   Asagba, S O ^a   Thomas, A E ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; TASTE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA;

EID: 0033964457     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00194-6     Document Type: Article

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