The formation of an anti-cancer complex under simulated gastric conditions

Food Digestion

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-18

  Sullivan, Louise M ^a,b   Mok, K Hun ^b   Brodkorb, André ^a  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Lactalbumin; Cytotoxicity; HAMLET BAMLET; Simulated digestion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877302888     PISSN: 18691978     EISSN: 18691986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13228-012-0030-0     Document Type: Article

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