Some practical implications of the milk mucins.
Two mucins, large carbohydrate-rich proteins, enter milk from the lactating cell surface by way of the milk fat globule membrane. These mucins relate to a number of practical considerations including physical and flavor properties of milk, mastitis and economically important traits of cattle, and diarrheal disorders of humans and calves (scours). A greater understanding and more effective use of the milk mucins will require additional research.
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Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA.
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