Browning in processed yams: peroxidase or polyphenol oxidase?
โ Scribed by Ferdinand C Chilaka; Sabinus Eze; Clement Anyadiegwu; Peter O Uvere
- Book ID
- 102430764
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5142
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