BIOPEP-UWM: Report
| ID | 1081 |
| Name | alpha-lactalbumin, red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) |
| sequence |
| Function: | |
| Number of residues | 121 |
| Chemical mass | 13784.4616 | Monoisotopic mass | 13775.5379 |
| Bibliographic data: | |
| Authors | |
| Shewale J.G., Sinha S.K., Brew K. | |
| Title | |
| Evolution of alpha-lactalbumins. The complete amino acid sequence of the alpha-lactalbumin from a marsupial (Macropus rufogriseus) and corrections to regions of sequence in bovine and goat alpha-lactalbumins. J. Biol. Chem. 259:4947-4956. | |
| Year | Source |
| 1984 | 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_MACRG, accession number: P07458 |