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. 1965 Feb;94(2):452–457. doi: 10.1042/bj0940452

The separation of major components of the casein of bovine milk by electrophoresis in a density gradient

W Manson 1
PMCID: PMC1206527  PMID: 14348205

Abstract

1. Zonal electrophoresis in a column stabilized by a density gradient has been applied to the small-scale fractionation of the proteins of the casein complex of cow's milk. 2. The αs- and β-fractions from the milk of individual Ayrshire cows have been shown to behave as single homogeneous proteins on electrophoresis at two pH values in starch gels. 3. The αs-fraction has been found to be indistinguishable from αs-casein prepared by Ca2+ fractionation of the same milk samples. 4. On the evidence of their electrophoretic behaviour in starch gels and their elementary analyses, α1- and αs-casein are concluded to be substantially the same protein.

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