Comparison of the precipitation of alfalfa leaf protein and bovine serum albumin by tannins in the radial diffusion method

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 513-523

  Giner Chavez, B I ^a   Van Soest, P J ^a   Robertson, J B ^a   Lascano, C ^b   Pell, A N ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Ctro Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa leaf protein; Bovine serum albumin; Condensed tannins; Protein precipitation

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS PINTOI; BOVINAE; CENTROSEMA; CENTROSEMA MACROCARPUM; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PUERARIA; PUERARIA MONTANA; SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE;

EID: 0030746737     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199708)74:4<513::aid-jsfa825>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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