BIOPEP-UWM: Report

ID 1080
Name alpha-lactalbumin,rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
sequence
TQLTRCELTEKLKELDGYRDISMSEWICTLFHTSGLDTKITVNNNGSTEYGIFQINSKLWCVSKQNPQSKNICDTPCENFLDDNLTDDVKCAMKILDKEGIDHWLAHKPLCSENLEQWVCKK

Function:
 
Number of residues 122
Chemical mass 14059.8068 Monoisotopic mass 14050.7541



Bibliographic data:
Authors
Hopp T.P., Woods K.R.
Title
Primary structure of rabbit alpha-lactalbumin. Biochemistry 18:5182-5191.
Year Source
1979 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_RABIT, accession number:P00716