BIOPEP-UWM: Report
| ID | 1082 |
| Name | alpha-lactalbumin, sheep (Ovis aries) |
| sequence |
| Function: | |
| Number of residues | 123 |
| Chemical mass | 14165.8402 | Monoisotopic mass | 14156.8255 |
| Bibliographic data: | |
| Authors | |
| Mercier J.-C., Haze G., Gaye P., Petrissant G., Hue D., Boisnard M | |
| Title | |
| Amino terminal sequence of the precursor of ovine alpha-lactalbumin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 85:662-670. | |
| Year | Source |
| 1978 | 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_SHEEP, accession number: P09462 |