A comparative study on fatty acid composition of black cumin obtained from different regions of Turkey, Iran and Syria

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 892-895

  Tulukcu, Eray ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Fatty acid composition; Gas chromatography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 79952517216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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