Determination of the folate content in cladodes of nopal (opuntia ficus indica) by microbiological assay utilizing lactobacillus casei (ATCC 7469) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 6472-6475

  Ortiz Escobar, Tania Breshkovskaya ^a   Valverde González, Maria Elena ^b   Paredes López, Octavio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ELISA; Folate; Lactobacillus casei; Nopal; Trienzymatic

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA CLADODES; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

FOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OPUNTIA; PROCEDURES; SPINACH;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLIC ACID; FOOD ANALYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; OPUNTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 77952628683     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf100503v     Document Type: Article

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