Determination of Folates Synthesized by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-49

  Young, Chung Ming ^a   Lin, Meei Yn ^a  

^a University of National Chung Hsing   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium longum; Folate; HPLC; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus bulgaricus; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347308477     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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