Comparisons of in vitro antioxidant activities of storage proteins in tuber of two Dioscorea species

Botanical Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-237

  Liu, Yuh Hwa ^a   Liang, Hong Jen ^b   Cheng, Huey Chuan ^c,d   Liu, Yen Wenn ^e   Hou, Wen Chi ^e  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Food Science   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Dioscorin; Peptic hydrolysates; Storage protein; Yam

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA;

EID: 33748415090     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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