The protein content of seaweeds: a universal nitrogen-to-protein conversion factor of five

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 511-524

  Angell, Alex R ^a   Mata, Leonardo ^a   de Nys, Rocky ^a   Paul, Nicholas A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Macroalgae; Meta analysis; Nitrogen to protein factor; Protein; Protein determination; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957430545     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-015-0650-1     Document Type: Article

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