Effective factors on stimulate and stability of synthesised carotenoid by Neurospora intermedia

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-95

  Sowti Khiabani, Mahmoud ^a   Hamidi Esfahani, Zohreh ^a   Azizi, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Sahari, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drying; Fungi; Pigments

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 79953280205     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346651111117355     Document Type: Article

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