Characterization and Partial Purification of Bovine α-Lactalbumin and β-Casein Produced in Milk of Transgenic Mice

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3167-3175

  Jeng, Shin Yi ^a   Bleck, Gregory T ^a   Wheeler, Matthew B ^a   Jiménez Flores, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Transgenics; lactalbumin; casein

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

CALCIUM; CASEIN; LACTALBUMIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MILK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CASEINS; CATTLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LACTALBUMIN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MILK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031310473     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76288-X     Document Type: Article

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