Protein and amino acid compositions of Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Sesamum indicum, Monodora mynstica and Afzelia africana seeds from Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 368-372

  Ojiako, O A ^a   Igwe, C U ^a   Agha, N C ^a   Ogbuji, C A ^b   Onwuliri, V A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Abia State Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African oak; African yam bean; Amino acid analyses; Calabash nutmeg; Sesame seed

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; LIVESTOCK; NIGERIA; NUTMEG; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OAK; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; SESAME; YAM;

AFZELIA AFRICANA; MONODORA; MONODORA MYRISTICA; SESAMUM INDICUM; SPHENOSTYLIS STENOCARPA;

EID: 77953893021     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.368.372     Document Type: Article

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