Preparation and study of digestion behavior of lactoferrin-sodium alginate complex coacervates

Complex coacervates of bovine lactoferrin (LF) and sodium alginate (NaAlg) were prepared aiming to protect the structure and associated function of LF in gastric stage of digestion. The parameters affecting the formation of complex coacervates (pH, LF-to-NaAlg ratio) were optimized using electrostat...

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Main Authors: Bo Wang, Ewan Blanch, Colin J. Barrow, Benu Adhikari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617304322