Formation and properties of corn zein films and coatings

Protein-Based Films and Coatings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 43-67

  Padua, Graciela W ^a   Wang, Qin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL SOLUBLE PROTEINS; AQUEOUS ALCOHOLS; CORN ENDOSPERM; CORN ZEIN; OUTER LAYER; PROTEIN BODIES; PROTEIN MATRIX;

ZEIN;

EID: 84865232102     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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