Protein profile and malt activity during sorghum germination

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2598-2605

  Correia, Isabel ^a   Nunes, Alexandra ^a   Barros, António S ^a   Delgadillo, Ivonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

FTIR; Prolamins; SDS PAGE; Weaning food

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149117151     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3348     Document Type: Article

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