An investigation of the water-binding properties of protein + sugar systems

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3577-3588

  Lopez Diez, E C ^a   Bone, S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; PROTEIN; SUCROSE; SUGAR; TREHALOSE; WATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEHYDRATION; EVAPORATION; FREEZE DRYING; GRAVIMETRY; HYDRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REHYDRATION;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CRYSTALLIZATION; LACTOGLOBULINS; MILK; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SUCROSE; TEMPERATURE; TREHALOSE; WATER;

EID: 0034537809     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/12/305     Document Type: Article

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