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Effect of trypsin on bovine lactoferrin and interaction between the fragments under different conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Luis Mata
Affiliation:
Tecnologíay Bioquímica de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, España
Helena Castillo
Affiliation:
Tecnologíay Bioquímica de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, España
Lourdes Sánchez
Affiliation:
Tecnologíay Bioquímica de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, España
Pilar Puyol
Affiliation:
Tecnologíay Bioquímica de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, España
Miguel Calvo*
Affiliation:
Tecnologíay Bioquímica de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, España
*
* For correspondence.

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