Chemical compositions and enzyme activity changes occurring in yam (Dioscorea alata L.) tubers during growth

LWT

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1498-1506

  Huang, Chien Chun ^a   Chiang, Po Yuan ^b   Chen, Yu Yuan ^c   Wang, Chiun C R ^c  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical compositions; Dioscorea alata; Dioscorin content; Enzyme activity; Essential amino acids; Yam tubers

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; STARCH;

DIOSCORIN CONTENTS; LYSINE CONTENTS; REFERENCE PATTERNS; YAM TUBERS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 34250873867     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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