Chemical characterization and protein quality evaluation of leaf protein concentrates from Glyricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-261

  Agbede, Johnson Oluwasola ^a   Aletor, Valentine Ayobore ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti nutrients; Fractionation; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANTINUTRIENTS; NUTRIENTS;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBONATE MINERALS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYME KINETICS; ETHERS; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION; OILS AND FATS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL;

PROTEINS;

FRAXINUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 1542285203     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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