Amino acid and GABA content in different cultivars of Momordica charantia L.

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 894-897

  Kim, Yong Kyoung ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Park, Nam I L ^a   Boo, Hee Ock ^b   Lee, Sook Young ^b   Park, Sang Un ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Cultivar; GABA; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Momordica charantia L.

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTIVAR; EXTRACTION; FRUIT; JAPAN; KOREA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CUCUMIS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 73649121659     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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