Enzymatic synthesis and antioxidant property of gelatin-catechin conjugates

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 1993-1997

  Chung, Joo Eun ^a   Kurisawa, Motoichi ^a   Uyama, Hiroshi ^a   Kobayashi, Shiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Catechin; Conjugate; Gelatin; Laccase

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; GELATIN; LACCASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS;

BIOMIMETICS; CATECHIN; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GELATIN; HUMANS; LACCASE; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0345526456     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000004391.27564.8e     Document Type: Article

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