Free amino acids present in commercially available seedlings sold for human consumption. A potential hazard for consumers

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 716-723

  Rozan, Pascale ^a   Kuo, Yu Haey ^a   Lambein, Fernand ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Edible sprouts; Inherent toxicant; Leguminosae; Nonprotein amino acids; Trigonelline

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; HOMOSERINE; N METHYLNICOTINAMIDE; TRIGONELLINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEGUME; MARKET; PLANT; SAFETY;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EUROPE; FABACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

CICER ARIETINUM; FABACEAE; LENS CULINARIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 0034036013     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990729v     Document Type: Article

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