Molecular Weight Distribution of β-Glucan in Oat-Based Foods

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 356-360

  Åman, Per ^a   Rimsten, Lena ^a   Andersson, Roger ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUIT JUICES; LIME; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

APPLE JUICE; AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; GLUCANS; HIGH PERFORMANCE SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOT WATER; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; MONOMODAL DISTRIBUTION; OAT BRAN;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION;

AMYLASE; BETA GLUCAN; CALCOFLUOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPLE JUICE; ARTICLE; BRAN; BREAD; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OAT; PARTICLE SIZE; PASTA;

AVENA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 2342658906     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM.2004.81.3.356     Document Type: Article

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