Developments in our understanding of sorghum polysaccharides and their health benefits

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-271

  Taylor, John R N ^a   Emmambux, M Naushad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVALENT BONDS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; GELATION; GLUCOSE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GELATINIZATION TEMPERATURE; GLUCURONIC ACIDS; GLUCURONOARABINOXYLAN; HEALTH BENEFITS; HIGH QUALITY; MAIZE STARCH; MATRIX CELLS; PROMOTING EFFECT; PROTEIN MATRIX; STARCH DIGESTIBILITIES;

STARCH;

EID: 77955641540     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-87-4-0263     Document Type: Review

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