Glucosinolate content and myrosinase activity evolution in three maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) ecotypes during preharvest, harvest and postharvest drying

Food Chemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1576-1583

  Yábar, Emilio ^a   Pedreschi, Romina ^a   Chirinos, Rosana ^a   Campos, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Glucosinolates and myrosinase activity; Lepidium meyenii; Maca; Pre and post harvest

Indexed keywords

DRYING PROCESS; GLUCOSINOLATE CONTENTS; GLUCOSINOLATES; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; MACA; METHOXY; MYROSINASE; POSTHARVEST; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

DERIVATIVES;

DRYING;

GLUCOSINOLATE; THIOGLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTYPE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZE DRYING; HARVEST PERIOD; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; NONHUMAN; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; PREHARVEST PERIOD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

LEPIDIUM MEYENII;

EID: 79953213982     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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