Composition of pectic polysaccharides in a Portuguese apple (Malus domestica Borkh. cv Bravo de Esmolfe)

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 331-336

  Silva, Ana S ^a   Nunes, Claudia ^b   Coimbra, Manuel A ^b   Guido, Luís F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alcohol insoluble residue; Galacturonic acid; Pectin; Uronic acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904977657     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0103-9016-2013-0333     Document Type: Note

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