Development of a rapid method for the sequential extraction and subsequent quantification of fatty acids and sugars from avocado mesocarp tissue

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 7439-7445

  Meyer, Marjolaine D ^a   Terry, Leon A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipids; Persea americana; Soxhlet

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS; FRUIT; PERSEA; PLANT OILS;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 51649107635     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8011322     Document Type: Article

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