Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) Seed Volatile Oil: Chemistry and Role in Health and Disease Prevention

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 417-427

  Sahana, Kanagal ^a   Nagarajan, Subban ^a   Mohan Rao, Lingamallu Jagan ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 84884842434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375688-6.10050-7     Document Type: Chapter

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