Monitoring the structural alterations induced in β-lactoglobulin during ultrafiltration: learning from chemical and thermal denaturation phenomena

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 300, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 211-223

  Portugal, Carla A M ^a   Crespo, João G ^a   Lima, J C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Lactoglobulin; Chemical denaturation; Fluorescence; Membrane; Thermal denaturation; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTEINS; SHEAR STRESS;

STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS; THERMAL DENATURATION;

ULTRAFILTRATION;

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN;

ANISOTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTEINS; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DENATURATION; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34547863165     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.05.027     Document Type: Article

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