Water Yam

 

Amani, N.G.G., A. Buleon, A. Kamenan, and P. Colonna. 2004. Variability in starch physicochemical and functional properties of yam (Dioscorea sp) cultivated in Ivory Coast. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 84:2085-2096.

 

Anokwulu, M.N., O.U. Njoku, and I.C. Ononogbu. 2004. Bleaching browned water yam (Dioscorea alata) with rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed lipoxygenase. Journal of Food Science and Technology (Mysore) 41:436-439.

 

Blanco-Metzler, A., J. Tovar, and M. Fernández-Piedra. 2004. Nutritional characterization of carbohydrates and proximal composition of cooked tropical roots and tubers produced in Costa Rica. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición 54:322-327.

 

Borges, M., W. Ceiro, S. Meneses, N. Aguilera, J. Vazquez, Z. Infante, and M. Fonseca. 2004. Regeneration and multiplication of Dioscorea alata germplasm maintained in vitro. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 76:87-90.

 

Chan, Y.C., T.Y. Su, M.F. Wang, and C.K. Hsu. 2004. A diet containing yam reduces the cognitive deterioration and brain lipid peroxidation in mice with senescence accelerated. International Journal of Food Science & Technology 39:99-107.

 

Chen, P.Y., Y.X. Tu, C.T. Wu, T.T. Jong, and C.M.J. Chang. 2004. Continuous hot pressurized solvent extraction of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging compounds from Taiwan yams (Dioscorea alata). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52:1945-1949.

 

Doumbia, S., M. Tshiunza, E. Tollens, and J. Stessens. 2004. Rapid spread of the Florido yam variety (Dioscorea alata) in Ivory Coast - introduced for the wrong reasons and still a success. Outlook on Agriculture 33:49-54.

 

Freitas, R.A., R.C. Paula, J.P.A. Feitosa, S. Rocha, and M.R. Sierakowski. 2004. Amylose contents, rheological properties and gelatinization kinetics of yam (Dioscorea alata) and cassava (Manihot utilissima) starches. Carbohydrate Polymers 55:3-8.

 

Gaidamashvili, M., Y. Ohizumi, S. Iijima, T. Takayama, T. Ogawa, and K. Muramoto. 2004. Characterization of the yam tuber storage proteins from Dioscorea batatas exhibiting unique lectin activities. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279:26028-26035.

 

Iwuoha, C.I. 2004. Comparative evaluation of physicochemical qualities of flours from steam-processed yam tubers. Food Chemistry 85:541-551.

 

Iwuoha, C.I. 2004. Comparative evaluation of physico-chemical characteristics of flours from steeped tubers of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir), water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis Lam). Tropicultura 22:56-63.

 

Liao, Y.H., C.H. Wang, C.Y. Tseng, H.L. Chen, L.L. Lin, and W. Chen. 2004. Compositional and conformational analysis of yam proteins by near infrared Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52:8190-8196.

 

Ogunsanya, J.K. and I.E. Ezeagu. 2004. Some micronutrient composition of 20 new yam (Dioscorea spp.) clones. Tropical Science 44:148-149.

 

Ramdath, D.D., R.L.C. Isaacs, S. Teelucksingh, and T.M.S. Wolever. 2004. Glycaemic index of selected staples commonly eaten in the Caribbean and the effects of boiling v. crushing. British Journal of Nutrition 91:971-977.

 

Shiwachi, H., C.C. Okonkwo, and R. Asiedu. 2004. Nutrient deficiency symptoms in yams (Dioscorea spp.). Tropical Science 44:155-162.

 

Wang, T.S., S.Y. Liu, C.K. Lii, and S.J. Liang. 2004. Protective effect of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) extract on the copper-driven Fenton reaction and X-ray induced DNA damage in vitro. Phytotherapy Research 18:325-328.

 

 

 

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