Jacaratia corumbensis O. Kuntze a new vegetable source for milk-clotting enzymes

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Duarte, Ana Rodrigues ^a   Duarte, Débora Maria Rodrigues ^a   Moreira, Keila Aparecida ^a,b   Cavalcanti, Maria Taciana Holanda ^a,b   de Lima Filho, José Luiz ^a   Porto, Ana Lúcia Figueiredo ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Characterization; Jacaratia corumbensis O. kuntze; Milk clotting enzyme; Purification; Vegetable enzyme

Indexed keywords

JACARATIA CORUMBENSIS;

EID: 69549117124     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132009000100001     Document Type: Article

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