Investigating plant galactomannans

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-103

  Mulimani, Veerappa H ^a   Prashanth, Sirigeri J ^a  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Galactomannan; Galactose; Mannose; Nonstarch polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

GALACTOMANNAN; GALACTOSE; MANNOSE;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 33746507245     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030020044     Document Type: Review

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