Characterisation of peptides in silages made from perennial ryegrass with different silage additives

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 725-731

  Nsereko, Victor L ^a,b   Rooke, John A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Gel filtration; Grass silage; Peptides; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARGININE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRUDE PROTEIN; CYSTAMINE; CYSTEINE PEPTIDASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; GEL FILTRATION; HERBAGE; ISOLEUCINE; MIXTURE; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; SILAGE;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0034194631     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(20000501)80:6<725::AID-JSFA602>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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