Gas chromatographic determination of D-amino acids in food and beverages

D-Amino Acids: A New Frontier in Amino Acid and Protein Research - Practical Methods and Protocols

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 337-352

  Pätzold, Ralf ^a   Brückner, Hans ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authenticity and quality control; Chirasil val; Derivatization protocols; Food stuffs (plant juices, honey, cacao, cheese); Maillard reaction; Racemization mechanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892030162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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