title: Formation of tannin-albumin nano-particles at neutral pH as measured by light scattering techniques.
abstract: Aggregation phenomena of tannin with bovine serum albumin were investigated by light scattering techniques including photon correlation spectroscopy and Rayleigh scattering. Tannin and albumin formed particles with diameters less than 1 microm at neutral pH. As revealed by this study, light scattering methods are useful in investigating aggregation phenomena of biomolecules and in directly quantifying tannin content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan ROC.
authors.forename: Huan-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Po-Chung
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tzong-Jih
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Richie L C
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010316:Particle Size; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000032:analysis*; D013634:Tannins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013634:Tannins; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine