Variation in amylase activities in radish (Raphanus sativus) cultivars

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-192

  Hara, Masakazu ^a   Ito, Fumio ^a   Asai, Tatsuo ^a   Kuboi, Toru ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amylase; Radish; Raphanus sativus; Starch; Taproot

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; PLANT EXTRACT; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; RADISH;

AMYLASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RAPHANUS; STARCH;

BRASSICACEAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 70349995842     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-009-0129-9     Document Type: Article

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