ID Number		916
Study Type		In Vitro
Model		2450 MHz (CW) exposure to milk and analysis of protein changes
Details		Whole and skim milk samples were heated with 2450 MHz (CW) MW in a conventional microwave oven to determine if exposure could isomerize and racemize amino acids in milk proteins, specifically in infant formulae causing toxicity or affecting nutritional value. Microwave exposure was initially reported to significantly racemize L-proline to D-proline and converted trans-hydroxyproline to cis-hydroxyproline. Subsequent studies and an erratum in Lancet 1 month later did not support this initial conclusion.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of Vienna, Austria
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Lubec, G Lancet, (1990) 335:792- Lubec, G et al. Lancet, (1989) 2:1392-1393
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