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. 1981 Aug;78(8):4853–4857. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.8.4853

Rat alpha-lactalbumin has a 17-residue-long COOH-terminal hydrophobic extension as judged by sequence analysis of the cDNA clones.

A M Dandekar, P K Qasba
PMCID: PMC320273  PMID: 6272279

Abstract

cDNA for rat alpha-lactalbumin has been cloned in bacterial plasmid, and its sequence has been analyzed. The DNA sequence analysis shows that rat alpha-lactalbumin has 17 extra residues beyond the COOH terminus of the alpha-lactalbumin isolated and sequenced to date from other species. The predicted COOH-terminal sequence is hydrophobic and proline rich and bears some resemblance to beta-casein sequences.

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