Content and molecular weight of extractable β-glucan in American and Swedish oat samples

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1205-1209

  Ajithkumar, Anu ^a   Andersson, Roger ^a   Åman, Per ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Extractable glucan; Molecular weight; Oats

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BETA GLUCAN;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACTION; GRAIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OAT; SAMPLING; SWEDEN;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; AVENA SATIVA; BETA-GLUCANS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; HEAT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

AVENA;

EID: 13944269082     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf040322c     Document Type: Article

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