Origin and evolution of the major constituents of milk

Advanced Dairy Chemistry: Volume 1A: Proteins: Basic Aspects, 4th Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-42

  Oftedal, O T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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MICELLES;

ALPHA-LACTALBUMIN; ANTIBACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN; FUNCTIONAL MODIFICATION; MILK FAT GLOBULES; REGULATORY PROTEIN; WHEY ACIDIC PROTEINS; XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE;

PROTEINS;

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4714-6_1     Document Type: Chapter

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