Determining the Degree Of Methylation And Acetylation Of Pectin

Handbook of Food Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2005, Pages 739-744

  Melton, Laurence D ^a   Smith, Bronwen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION;

DEGREE OF METHYLATIONS;

ALKYLATION;

EID: 84958622936     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0471709085.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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