Variation of fructooligosaccharides and their metabolizing enzymes in onion bulb (Allium cepa L. cv. Tenshin) during long-term storage

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Benkeblia, Noureddine ^a   Ueno, Keiji ^a   Onodera, Shuichi ^a   Shiomi, Norio ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 FEH; 1 FFT; 1 KH; 6G FFT; Fructooligosaccharides; Onion; Storage

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 17644414170     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb07159.x     Document Type: Article

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