Heat treatment of β-lactoglobulin: Structural changes studied by partitioning and fluorescence

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3817-3822

  Palazolo, Gonzalo ^a   Rodríguez, Fernanda ^a   Farruggia, Beatriz ^a   Picó, Guillermo ^a   Delorenzi, Néstor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lactoglobulin; Aqueous two phase systems; Fluorescence quenching; Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; LACTOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT; HEATING; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

FLUORESCENCE; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOGLOBULINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0033804580     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf991353o     Document Type: Article

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