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Infra-red Absorption Spectra of Casein and Lactose

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A COMMUNICATION by Goulden1, stating that an interaction between protein and sugar is demonstrated by the infra-red absorption spectra of mixtures of the two, prompted us to study this system in the hope that a similar approach might yield information about antibody–antigen reactions.

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NORRIS, K., GREENSTREET, J. Infra-red Absorption Spectra of Casein and Lactose. Nature 181, 265–266 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181265b0

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