Improved isolation of zein from corn gluten meal using acetic acid and isolate characterization as solvent

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-206

  Selling, Gordon W ^a   Woods, Kristen Kruger ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING; EXTRACTION; FIBERS; PH; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALCOHOLIC SOLVENTS; CORN GLUTEN MEAL; CORN ZEIN; DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS; EXTRACTION TEMPERATURES; GROUND CORNS; HIGHER YIELD; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; PROTEIN COMPOSITION; STEP CHANGES;

ACETIC ACID;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42349089242     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-85-2-0202     Document Type: Article

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