Enzymatic browning in marula fruit 1: Effect of endogenous antioxidants on marula fruit polyphenol oxidase

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-82

  Mdluli, Kwanele M ^a   Owusu Apenten, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ENZYME KINETICS; VITAMINS;

TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY (TAC);

FRUITS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FRUITS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0037996673     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2003.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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