Article
A survey of β-glucan and arabinoxylan content in wheat.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 May 2011
Pritchard Jenifer R, Lawrence Gregory J, Larroque Oscar, Li Zhongyi, Laidlaw Hunter Kc, Morell Matthew K, Rahman Sadequr
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dietary fibre lowers the risk of coronary heart disease and colorectal cancer. This survey quantifies mixed link β-glucan (MBG) and arabinoxylan (AX) in wheat and investigates relationships between the grain carbohydrates. MBG and AX contents were measured in 500 and 200 wheat accessions respectively, including diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid genotypes comprising primitive, synthetic and elite...
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