A New Preparation Technique for High Resolution Imaging of Protein Structure: Casein Micelles

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volume

2

Issue

3

Publication Date

1997

First Page

353

Last Page

354

Abstract

Models for the structure of the bovine casein micelle have been proposed in the past (1,2,3,4). These models are based on the chemical and physical properties of the micelles and fall into two general catagories, framework and submicelle models. Electron Microscopy techniques were one of the tools used in the development of these models. However, no definative model has been established. We have developed a new electron microscopy method and it is being applied to the re-examination of the protein structure of the casein micelle, with the goal of establishing a definative model for the structure of the casein micelle.

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