Thermostabilization of Ovalbumin in a Developing Egg by an Alkalinity-regulated, Two-step Process

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2021-2027

  Hatta, Hajime ^a   Nomura, Masayo ^a   Takahashi, Nobuyuki ^b   Hirose, Masaaki ^b  

^a KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline treatment; Embryogenesis; Fertile egg; Ovalbumin; S ovalbumin

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EGG WHITE; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OOCYTE; PH; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; EGG WHITE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OVALBUMIN; OVUM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0035463269     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2021     Document Type: Article

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