BIOPEP-UWM: Report

ID 1084
Name alpha-lactalbumin, rat (Rattus norvegicus)
sequence
TEFTKCEVSHAIEDMDGYQGISLLEWICVLFHTSGYDSQAIVKNNGSTEYGLFQISNRNWCKSSEFPESENICDISCDKFLDDELADDIVCAKKIVAIKGIDYWKAHKPMCSEKLEQWRCEKPGAPALVVPALNSETPVP

Function:
 
Number of residues 140
Chemical mass 15724.6084 Monoisotopic mass 15714.4961



Bibliographic data:
Authors
Prasad R.V., Butkowski R.J., Hamilton J.W., Ebner K.E.
Title
Amino acid sequence of rat alpha-lactalbumin: a unique alpha-lactalbumin. Biochemistry 21:1479-1482.
Year Source
1982 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_RAT, accession number: P00714