Zhongyuan Ji, Ruifeng Dong, Qijing Du, Hongning Jiang, Rongbo Fan, Dengpan Bu, Jun Wang, Zhongna Yu, Rongwei Han, Yongxin Yang
Human breastmilk fulfills the nutritional needs of infants and therefore is the best template for formula. In this study, whey proteins were investigated among human and eight dairy animal species using label-free proteomics approach. Totally, 965 proteins from milk whey were identified and large variations were observed between human and animals. Several proteins, including β-galactosidase, fatty acid synthase, osteopontin, lactoferrin, mannose receptor, and complement C4-A, which are associated with digestion and immune response, exhibited significantly higher levels in human milk whey...
August 2, 2023: Food Chemistry