Solubility and aggregation of commercial α-lactalbumin at neutral pH

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1168-1178

  McGuffey, Matthew K ^a   Otter, Donald E ^b   van Zanten, John H ^c   Allen Foegeding, E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

lactoglobulin; Hydrophobic; Light scattering; Solubility; Thiol; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PROCESS; REACTIVE THIOL GROUPS; THIOLS;

AGGLOMERATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TURBIDITY;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

EID: 34447622095     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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