Establishing objective detection limits for the pepsin digestion assay used in the assessment of genetically modified foods

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-103

  Ofori Anti, A O ^a   Ariyarathna, H ^a   Chen, L ^a   Lee, H L ^a   Pramod, S N ^a   Goodman, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergenicity; Food allergy; Genetically modified; Pepsin digestion; Simulated gastric fluid

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; HEMOGLOBIN; LYSOZYME; OVALBUMIN; PEPSIN A;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STOMACH JUICE;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PEPSIN A; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 55949098927     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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