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Original Articles

Transformation of Isoflavones During Sufu (A Traditional Chinese Fermented Soybean Curd) Production by Fermentation With Mucor flavus at Low Temperature

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Pages 629-639 | Received 02 Apr 2009, Accepted 03 Sep 2009, Published online: 22 Mar 2011

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