Purification of α-lactalbumin from a prepurified acid whey: Ultrafiltration or precipitation

Lait

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 439-451

  Muller, Arabelle ^a   Chaufer, Bernard ^b   Merin, Uzi ^c   Daufin, Georges ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

lactalbumin; Process; Purification; Whey

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; IONIC STRENGTH; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PROCESS CONTROL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE;

CASEIN;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0344946472     PISSN: 00237302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/lait:2003028     Document Type: Article

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