Cyanogenic glucoside patterns in sweet and bitter almonds

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 814, Issue , 2009, Pages 481-486

  Sanchez Perez R ^a   Lindberg Moller B ^a   Olsen, C E ^b   Dicenta, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amygdalin; Bitterness; Prunasin; Prunus dulcis; UDPG glucosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 70350106959     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.814.81     Document Type: Article

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