Electronic properties of the casein-methylglyoxal complex.
Authors:
- R PethigRPR Pethig
- A Szent-GyörgyiASA Szent-Györgyi
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 74 (1) , 226-228
Abstract
Measurements of the electron spin resonance, direct current conductivity, microwave permittivity, and electronic transference number are reported for the brown casein-methylglyoxal complex. Compared with normal white casein, the colored casein complex exhibits an increased electronic activity. This is considered to arise from the electron-accepting action of the methylglyoxal in separating electronic charge from an otherwise completely occupied electronic ground state of the casein macromolecule.Keywords
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