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Studies on the proteins from safflower seed (Carthamus tinctorius L).

Latha,-TS; Prakash,-V

Protein Technology Discipline, Central Food Technological Research Inst., Mysore 570013, India.

Journal-of-Agriculturaland-Food-Chemistry. 1984, 32: 6, 1412-1416; 24 ref.

Safflower seed contained moisture 5.3, protein 14.9, fat 27.5, ash 2.3, total sugar 3.2 and crude fibre 40.6%. Total proteins were isolated and examined physicochemically.

This abstract relates to the following species:

Carthamus tinctorius, Carthamus tinctorius