Bioactivity of α-lactalbumin related to its interaction with fatty acids: A review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 783-794

  Barbana, Chockry ^a   Sánchez, Lourdes ^a   Pérez, María D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

lactalbumin; Apoptosis; Fatty acids; Functional food; Whey proteins

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DIFFERENTIATED CELLS; FOLDING PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONAL FOODS; IMMATURE CELLS; NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; PEPTIDIC FRAGMENTS; WHEY PROTEINS;

BACTERICIDES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DEATH; PROTEINS; SUGARS;

UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

BOVINAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FATTY ACID; LACTALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MILK; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS; LACTALBUMIN; MILK;

EID: 80051604144     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.481368     Document Type: Article

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