Proximate amino acid, fatty acid and mineral composition of two Sudanese edible pentatomid insects

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 145-153

  Mariod, Abdalbasit Adam ^a   Abdel Wahab, Siddig Ibrahim ^b   Ain, Nooraini Mohd ^c  

^a SUDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agonoscelis pubescens; amino acids; Aspongubus viduatus; fatty acids; minerals; scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; HEXAPODA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 80053423975     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758411000282     Document Type: Article

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