The team has given the new protein a name: HAMLET for Human Alpha -
lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells (appropriate for a Scandinavian hero that alters its nature to take lethal action).
Not exact matches
Alpha -
lactalbumin is rich in the amino acid cysteine,
making it valuable for immune enhancement.
Strikingly, transcripts of β - casein and α -
lactalbumin genes
make up 45 % of the total pool of mRNA during mature lactation.
Two transcripts, encoding β - casein (CSN2) and α -
lactalbumin (LALBA),
make up 45 % of the total pool of mRNA in mature lactation.
The other 11 - 45 % is
made up of fat, lactose and contains higher amounts of various immune - enhancing peptides such as alpha -
lactalbumin and immunoglobulins.