Modified microwave-assisted extraction of ergosterol for measuring fungal biomass in grain cultures

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 11077-11080

  Zhang, Huimin ^a,b   Wolf Hall, Charlene ^a   Hall, Clifford ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergosterol; Grain cultures; HPLC; Microwave assisted extraction; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FRACTIONATION; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

BIOMASS; CEREALS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGI; MICROWAVES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58949100338     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802214t     Document Type: Article

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