Increased hydrophobicity of carboxymethyl starch film by conjugation with zein

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1276-1280

  Takahashi, Koji ^a   Ogata, Atsushi ^a   Yang, Wen Hong ^a   Hattori, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable material; Conjugation; Starch; Zein

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CARBOXYMETHYL STARCH; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; STARCH; WATER; ZEIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; SOLUBILITY; TIME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AMYLASES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERMEABILITY; SOLUBILITY; STARCH; TIME FACTORS; WATER; ZEIN;

EID: 0036618147     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.1276     Document Type: Article

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