Protein structure, physicochemical properties and mineral composition of apis mellifera honey samples of different floral origin

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 2477-2483

  Mohammed, Seif Eldin Abdel Rahman ^a   Babiker, Elfadil Elfadl ^b  

^a National Center for Research Sudan   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Apsi mellifera; Hoeny; Minerals; Physicochemical properties; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952271868     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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