Aloe vera Gel: Structure, chemical composition, processing, biological activity and importance in pharmaceutical and food industry;El gel de aloe vera: Estructura, composición química, procesamiento, actividad biológica e importancia en la industria farmacéutica y alimentaria

Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-43

  Dominguez Fernandez R N ^a   Arzate Vazquez I ^a   Chanona Perez J J ^a   Welti Chanes, J S ^b   Alvarado Gonzalez J S ^a   Calderon Dominguez G ^a   Garibay Febles, V ^c   Gutierrez Lopez G F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aloe vera gel; Biological activity; Chemical composition; Microstructure; Processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867776235     PISSN: 16652738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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