Lactalbumin, Human Milk
Catalogue Number: 16-13-011202-ART
| Manufacturer: | Athens Research |
| Preservative: | Lyophilized from de-ionized H2O |
| Molecular Weight: | 14,000 Da |
| Physical state: | Lyophilized |
| Type: | Other Proteins |
| Shipping Condition: | Blue Ice |
| Unit(s): | 5 mg |
Description
Description: α-Lactalbumin is an important whey protein in cow's milk, and is also present in the milk of many other mammalian species. In primates, alpha-lactalbumin expression is upregulated in response to the hormone prolactin and increases the production of lactose. ]α-Lactalbumin forms the regulatory subunit of the lactose synthase (LS) heterodimer and β-1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4Gal-T1) forms the catalytic component. Together, these proteins enable LS to produce lactose by transferring galactose moieties to glucose. As a monomer, alpha-lactalbumin strongly binds calcium and zinc ions and may possess bactericidal or antitumor activity. When formed into a complex with Gal-T1, a galactosyltransferase, α-lactalbumin, enhances the enzyme's affinity for glucose by about 1000 times, and inhibits the ability to polymerize multiple galactose units. This gives rise to a pathway for forming lactose by converting Gal-TI to Lactose synthase.
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