Developments in the science of zein, kafirin, and gluten protein bioplastic materials

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 344-357

  Taylor, Janet ^a   Anyango, Joseph O ^a   Taylor, John R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLENDING; CROSSLINKING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PROTEINS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

BIO-PLASTICS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GLUTEN PROTEIN; HIGH COSTS; KAFIRINS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; RECENT RESEARCHES; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTIC PROCESSING; ZEIN PROTEINS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

AVENIN; BIOPLASTIC; GLIADIN; GLUTEN; HORDEIN; HYDROGEL; KAFIRIN; NANOMATERIAL; PLANT PROTEIN; PLASTIC; PLASTICIZER; POLYMER; PROLAMIN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEIN;

ARTICLE; COATING (PROCEDURE); CROSS LINKING; DERIVATIZATION; DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACTION; FIBRIL; PEARL MILLET; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SCIENCE; SOLVATION;

EID: 84881444160     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-12-12-0165-IA     Document Type: Article

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