Accumulation of phytosterols, triterpene alcohols and phytostanols in developing Zea mays L. kernels

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-272

  Harrabi, Saoussem ^a   Sakouhi, Faouzi ^a   St Amand, Annik ^b   Boukhchina, Sadok ^a   Kallel, Habib ^a   Mayer, Paul M ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

4,4 dimethyl sterols; 4 desmethyl sterols; 4 monomethyl sterols; Dent corn oil; Phytostanols; Sweet corn oil

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548724023     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2007.260.272     Document Type: Article

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