Storage-dependent degradation of 57-kDa protein in royal jelly: A possible marker for freshness

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 277-284

  Kamakura, Masaki ^a   Fukuda, Toshiyuki ^a   Fukushima, Makoto ^a   Yonekura, Masami ^b  

^a National Institute of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

57 kDa protein; Marker for freshness; Quality control; Royal jelly; Storage dependent degradation

Indexed keywords

10 HYDROXY 2 DECENOIC ACID; 10-HYDROXY-2-DECENOIC ACID; INSECT PROTEIN; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VITAMIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; GLYCOSYLATION; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VITAMINS;

EID: 0035257551     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.277     Document Type: Article

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