African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12479

Full Length Research Paper

Changes in phenol metabolism of minimally processed ‘baby cassava’ under different temperatures: An alternative to commercialization

Fred Augusto Lourêdo de Brito
  • Fred Augusto Lourêdo de Brito
  • Departament of Plant Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa MG, S/N 36570-000, Viçosa, Brazil.
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Rúbia Kécia Marins Maia
  • Rúbia Kécia Marins Maia
  • Fazenda Saco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil.
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Luiz Ferreira Coelho Júnior
  • Luiz Ferreira Coelho Júnior
  • Fazenda Saco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil.
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Daniel Gomes Coelho
  • Daniel Gomes Coelho
  • Department of Agronomy, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, 60455-900. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira
  • Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira
  • College of Agronomic Engineering, Universidade Federal do Pará, 68372-040 Altamira, PA, Brazil.
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Sérgio Luiz Ferreira da Silva
  • Sérgio Luiz Ferreira da Silva
  • Fazenda Saco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil.
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Adriano do Nascimento Simões
  • Adriano do Nascimento Simões
  • Fazenda Saco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 02 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 March 2017
  •  Published: 26 April 2017

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