Characterisation and molecular association of Nigerian and Sudanese Acacia gum exudates

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 405-413

  Gashua, I B ^a,b,c   Williams, P A ^b   Yadav, M P ^d   Baldwin, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c The Federal Polytechnic Damaturu   (Nigeria)

^d EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia gum; Gum Arabic; Molecular association

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; ACACIA SEYAL;

EID: 84934975668     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2015.05.037     Document Type: Article

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