BIOPEP-UWM: Report
| ID | 1077 |
| Name | human alpha-lactalbumin (Homo sapiens) |
| sequence |
| Function: | |
| Number of residues | 123 |
| Chemical mass | 14077.9821 | Monoisotopic mass | 14068.8436 |
| Bibliographic data: | |
| Authors | |
| Findlay J.B.C., Brew K. | |
| Title | |
| The complete amino-acid sequence of human alpha-lactalbumin.Eur. J. Biochem. 27:65-86 | |
| Year | Source |
| 1972 | Journal |
| Additional information: |
| Alpha-lactalbumin is synthesized only in the mammary gland. This protein is a regulatory subunit of lactose synthase and changes substrate specificity of galactosyltransferase in the mammary gland making glucose a good acceptor substrate for this enzyme. |
| Database reference: | |||
| SWISS-PROT entry name: LCA_HUMAN; accession number: P00709 |