ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Human milk
;
β-lactoglobulin
;
lactoferrin
;
sequence
;
immunochemistry
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Human milk samples react against anti-bovineβ-lactoglobulin rabbit antibodies, as measured by a competitive radioimmunoassay. Immunoreactivity was positive even in milk from mothers consuming a diet free of cow's milk. An increase with a diet rich in cow's milk proteins was detected by immunoelectrophoresis. The human milk fraction cross-reacting with anti-bovineβ-lactoglobulin antibodies corresponds to the 20 kDa fragment from the N-terminal end of human lactoferrin. Three regions of this fragment exhibit sequence homology with a sequence contained in cow'sβ-lactoglobulin (between residues 124 and 141).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01954867
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