Fluorescein thiocarbamoyl-kappa-casein assay for the specific testing of milk-clotting proteases

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3770-3777

  Ageitos, J M ^a   Vallejo, J A ^a   Poza, M ^a   Villa, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic assay; Milk clotting protease; casein

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33749411233     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72418-3     Document Type: Article

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