The determination of urea in wine - A review

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-106

  Francis, Paul S ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

9 xanthydrol; Acid urease; Diacetyl monoxime; Ethyl carbamate; Flow injection analysis; Japanese rice wine; Sake; Urea; Urease; Yeast metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746852091     PISSN: 13227130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0238.2006.tb00048.x     Document Type: Review

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