Characterization of the seed proteins of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) from Nigeria

Food Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-427

  Machuka, Jesse ^a  

^a c/o LW Lambourn Co LTD Carolyn H ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; LECTIN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD STORAGE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0033991744     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00211-3     Document Type: Article

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