Isolation and characterization of zein from corn distillers' grains and related fractions

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 530-536

  Wolf, Walter J ^a   Lawton, John W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DISTILLATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FERMENTATION; GELATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN; PROTEINS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

COPRODUCT; CORN DISTILLERS GRAINS; CORN FLOUR; DITHIOTHREITOL; EXTRACTABLES; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATINISATION; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; PROTEIN CONTENTS; TOTAL NITROGEN;

ETHANOL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030725969     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM.1997.74.5.530     Document Type: Article

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