Degradation of Cry1Ab protein from genetically modified maize in the bovine gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1453-1456

  Lutz, Bodo ^a   Wiedemann, Steffi ^a   Einspanier, Ralf ^b   Mayer, Johann ^c   Albrecht, Christiane ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestion; ELISACry1Ab protein; Feed analysis; Feeding experiments; Genetically modified plants; Immunoblotting

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRY1AB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 14644392810     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf049222x     Document Type: Article

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