Digestibility of food allergens and nonallergenic proteins in simulated gastric fluid and simulated intestinal fluid - A comparative study

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 7154-7160

  Fu, Tong Jen ^a   Abbott, Upasana R ^b,c   Hatzos, Catherine ^b  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b National Center for Food Safety and Technology   (United States)

^c NOW Foods   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergenicity assessment; Digestive stability; Food allergens; Simulated gastric fluid; Simulated intestinal fluid

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; ENZYME; FOOD ALLERGEN; LACTOGLOBULIN; OVALBUMIN; PAPAIN; PEPSIN A; PLANT LECTIN; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY FLUID; CELL FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; DRUG STABILITY; FOOD ALLERGY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLUID; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE;

ALLERGENS; BODY FLUIDS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINES; LACTOGLOBULINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVALBUMIN; PAPAIN; PEPSIN A; PLANT LECTINS; STOMACH;

EID: 0037145909     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020599h     Document Type: Article

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