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In an earlier communication, it was shown that the infra-red absorption spectra of lactose-casein mixtures showed very marked changes after freeze-drying from aqueous solution. This was interpreted as indicating the presence of an interaction between the lactose and the casein. During the course of attempts to. elucidate further the nature of this interaction, it has now been shown that these changes are due largely to the state of crystallinity of the lactose.
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