Protein and amino acids contents of Libyan dates at three stages of development

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 481-484

  Ishurd, Omar ^a   Zahid, Muhammad ^a   Xiao, Peng ^a   Pan, Yuanjiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Libyan dates; Proteins; Quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRUIT;

EID: 1642407863     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1600     Document Type: Article

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