Effects of genetic variability and planting location on the phytosterol content and composition in soybean seeds

Food Chemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1071-1075

  Yamaya, Akihiko ^a   Endo, Yasushi ^a   Fujimoto, Kenshiro ^a,c   Kitamura, Keisuke ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Koriyama Women's University and College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Sitosterol; Campesterol; Phytosterol; Soybean; Stigmasterol

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMPLASM; SEED; SOYBEAN;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33846649643     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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