Peroxidase activity of germinating Sorghum bicolor grains: Effect of some cations

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 82, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1881-1885

  Omidiji, Olusesan ^a   Okpuzor, Joy ^a   Otubu, Olugbenga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gel filtration; Inorganic chloride salts; Ion exchange chromatography; Peroxidase (POD); QAE Sephadex A 50; Sephadex G 200; Sorghum bicolor var Fara Fara

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; PEROXIDASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTIVAR; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; TIME;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0036895398     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1144     Document Type: Article

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