Amino acid composition of Dioscorea dumetorum varieties

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-105

  Alozie, Y ^a   Akpanabiatu, M I ^a   Eyong, E U ^a   Umoh, I B ^a   Alozie, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Compositions; Dioscorea dumetorum; Edible; Nutrition and chemical scores; Varieties; Wild

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; YAM;

ANIMALIA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA DUMETORUM;

EID: 54949149499     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.103.105     Document Type: Article

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