Biogenic amines in dairy products

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 691-703

  Linares, Daniel M ^a   Martĺn, M Cruz ^a   Ladero, Victor ^a   Alvarez, Miguel A ^a   Fernández, Marí ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Biogenic amines; Dairy products; Detection; Genetics; Microbiology; Regulation; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC AMINES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETICS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS; REGULATION; TOXICOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MICROORGANISMS;

AMINES;

BIOGENIC AMINE; CARBOXYLYASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DECARBOXYLATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOGENIC AMINES; CARBOXY-LYASES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DECARBOXYLATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 79960852239     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.582813     Document Type: Article

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