Biochemical monitoring in fenugreek to develop functional food and medicinal plant variants

New Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-117

  Thomas, James E ^a   Bandara, Manjula ^b   Lee, Ee Lynn ^a,b   Driedger, Darcy ^b   Acharya, Surya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAGE CROPS; FUNCTIONAL FOODS; GALACTOMANNANS; LIVESTOCK FEED; MEDICINAL PLANTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PLANT PRODUCTS; RAINFED; SEED PRODUCTION; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

ANIMALS; CROPS; GLUCOSE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SEED;

4 HYDROXYISOLEUCINE; DIOSGENIN; GALACTOMANNAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FENUGREEK; FORAGE CROP; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GENOTYPE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIOSGENIN; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; ISOLEUCINE; MANNANS; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TRIGONELLA;

ANIMALIA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 79551486470     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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