Postharvest Biochemistry of Plant Food-Materials in the Tropics

Download or read book Postharvest Biochemistry of Plant Food-Materials in the Tropics written by 瓜谷郁三 and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allergenic proteins in rice; Isolation and properties of concanavalin a-like lectin in sword bean; Major proteins in seeds of several tropical legumes; Polyphenol oxidase in banana fruit and buds; Biochemical studies on microbial linamarase production; Polyphenols and tannins in selected tropical vegetables; Search for new natural antioxidants in select tropical plant; Comparative study of antidoxidative assays of plant materials; Occurrence and characteristics of stress melabolites in cassava; Alcohol fermentation from cassava and rejected banana; Biochemical basis for stress responses of harvested perishables in the tropics; Comparative morpho-anatomy and physiology of the banana and mango; Some biochemical changes in ethylene- and ethanol-treated banana; Biochemical study on taro corms with special reference to physiological disorders; Astringency and polyphenols in banana; Odor compounds produced in peel of mature-green banana fruit; Physiochemical propertiees and utilization of starches from tropical root crops; Evaluation of sweetpotato varieties for food uses in the tropics; Novel natural antioxidants for the utilization in food and biological systems.