Physicochemical characterization of Sepia officinalis ink and the effects of storage conditions on the coagulation process

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 803-807

  Neifar, A ^a   Ben Rebah, F ^a   Gargouri, A ^b   Abdelmouleh, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Ink; Melanin free ink; Peroxidase; Sepia officinalis

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIGMENT; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SEPIA OFFICINALIS; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 69749116501     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408002798     Document Type: Article

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