Lectins as bioactive proteins in foods and feeds

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 487-494

  MuraMoto, Koji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Antinutritional factor; Carbohydrate binding protein; Food lectin; Lectin; Phytohemagglutinin

Indexed keywords

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

AGGLUTININ; ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTORS; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING; LECTIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

PROTEINS;

EID: 85062985512     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.23.487     Document Type: Review

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