Chemical, biochemical, and microbiological aspects of chitosan quaternary salt as active coating on sliced apples;Aspectos químicos, bioquímicos e microbiológicos de sais quaternários de quitosana para revestimento ativo de maçãs fatiadas

Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 599-605

  de Britto, Douglas ^a   Assis, Odilio Benedito Garrido ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Edible coating; Minimally processed food; Quaternary salts; Trimethyl chitosan

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84868037179     PISSN: 01012061     EISSN: 1678457X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-20612012005000089     Document Type: Article

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