Solving the mystery of the internal structure of casein micelles

The interpretation of milk X-ray and neutron scattering data in relation to the internal structure of the casein micelle is an ongoing debate. We performed resonant X-ray scattering measurements on liquid milk and conclusively identified key scattering features, namely those corresponding to the siz...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Soft matter 2015-04, Vol.11 (14), p.2723-2725
Main Authors: Ingham, B, Erlangga, G. D, Smialowska, A, Kirby, N. M, Wang, C, Matia-Merino, L, Haverkamp, R. G, Carr, A. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Calcium phosphate
Casein
Caseins - chemistry
Inhomogeneities
Liquids
Micelles
Milk
Milk - chemistry
Particle Size
Scattering
Scattering, Radiation
X-Ray Diffraction
X-rays
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The interpretation of milk X-ray and neutron scattering data in relation to the internal structure of the casein micelle is an ongoing debate. We performed resonant X-ray scattering measurements on liquid milk and conclusively identified key scattering features, namely those corresponding to the size of and the distance between colloidal calcium phosphate particles. An X-ray scattering feature commonly assigned to the particle size is instead due to protein inhomogeneities. Resonant soft X-ray scattering identifies key scattering features of casein micelles (after de Kruif et al. 2012).
ISSN:1744-683X
1744-6848
DOI:10.1039/c5sm00153f