Whey proteins and their antimicrobial properties in donkey milk: a brief review

Dairy Science and Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-14

  Brumini, Diana ^a   Criscione, Andrea ^a   Bordonaro, Salvatore ^a   Vegarud, Gerd Elisabeth ^b   Marletta, Donata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial properties; Donkey milk; Processing treatment; Whey protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MICROORGANISMS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; COW MILK PROTEIN ALLERGIES; DONKEY MILK; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; WHEY PROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 84951292620     PISSN: 19585586     EISSN: 19585594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13594-015-0246-1     Document Type: Review

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