On the size of monomers and polymers of β-casein
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Dairy Research
- Vol. 46 (2) , 277-280
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022029900017179
Abstract
SUMMARY The size and number average molecular weight have been determined for β-casein monomers and polymers from electron micrographs using the freeze-etching procedure with spray-frozen specimens. For the spherical β-casein monomers we found a mol. wt of 22600 and a diam. about 10 nm, which compared quite well with data obtained from ultracentrifugation, light scattering and viscosity measurements. Polymer sizes were in agreement with molecular weight determinations from ultracentrifugation and light scattering, assuming that the volume and weight of the particles are proportional.Keywords
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