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Introduction to α-lactalbumin
α-lactalbumin is a 123 residue whey protein that is only found in milk and the mammary gland and is involved in production of lactose. α-lactalbumin is produced in the endoplasmic reticulum. When it makes it way to the Golgi it encounters galactosyltransferase and other substrates necessary for lactose synthesis.[1] The complex is made up of galactosyltransferase, α-lactalbumin, nucleotide substrate, and metal ion cofactors. α-lactalbumin is a modifier protein of the lactose synthetase complex.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
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UDP-D-galactose + D-glucose -- lactose + UDP.[2]
α-lactalbumin is highly similar to the c-type lysozymes sharing primary, secondary and tertiary structures. It is supposed that α-lactalbumin has evolved from c-type lysozyme, however the function of α-lactalbumin is distinct from c-type lysozyme.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
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Secondary Structure of α-lactalbumin
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| Activity: | Lactose synthase, with EC number 2.4.1.22 | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
