Comparative studies on thermodynamic activation data between malted and unmalted African finger millet seed (Eluesine coracana) β-amylase

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-432

  Kolawole, Ayodele O ^a   Ajele, Joshua O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Activation energy; African finger millet; Eluesine coracana; Malting; Thermo activation; amylase

Indexed keywords

ELEUSINE CORACANA SUBSP. AFRICANA;

EID: 34548728679     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2007.425.432     Document Type: Article

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