Reactivity of human salivary proteins families toward food polyphenols

Tannins are well-known food polyphenols that interact with proteins, namely, salivary proteins. This interaction is an important factor in relation to their bioavailability and is considered the basis of several important properties of tannins, namely, the development of astringency. It has been gen...

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Main Author: Soares, Susana (author)
Other Authors: Vitorino, Rui (author), Osório, Hugo (author), Fernandes, Ana (author), Venâncio, Armando (author), Mateus, Nuno (author), Amado, Francisco (author), Freitas, Victor de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14853
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/14853