A modified method for determining tannin-protein precipitation capacity using Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE) and microplate gel filtration

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1367-1377

  McArt, Scott H ^a   Spalinger, Donald E ^a   Kennish, John M ^a   Collins, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical ecological method; Nitrogen; Phenolic analysis; Plant defense; Plant herbivore interactions; Polyphenolics; Protein binding; Protein precipitation; Ruminants; Tannins

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SOLVENT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ASSAY; MAMMAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROTEIN; TANNIN;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; PRECIPITATION; PROTEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TANNINS;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 33745150443     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9089-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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