A test of two methods for plant protein determination using duckweed

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Casal, J A ^a,b   Vermaat, J E ^a   Wiegman, F ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Ctr Eng Environ Mgmt Bays C   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Bicinchoninic Acid; Duckweed; Kjeldahl method; Lemna gibba; Protein content

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; PLANT; PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0034088995     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00093-5     Document Type: Article

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