Policosanol contents of beeswax, sugar cane and wheat extracts

Food Chemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 312-318

  Irmak, Sibel ^a   Dunford, Nurhan Turgut ^a   Milligan, Jeff ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beeswax; Dietary supplement; Policosanol; Sugar cane; Wheat

Indexed keywords

OIL; POLICOSANOL; PROPOLIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SOLID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUGARCANE; WHEAT;

SACCHARUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 25144451186     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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