TABLE 2.
Number of unique peptides in milk of 3 mothers and in the gastric samples from their infants 2 h after ingestion of their mother’s milk that encompass or partially encompass known functional peptides
| No. in milk | No. in gastric sample | Found peptide protein of origin | Position in human protein | Sequence in human protein | Position in matched sequence | Known functional peptide | Activity | Protein | Reference |
| 10 | 48 | β-Casein | 120–132 | S1PTIPFFDPQIPK | 120–132 | Q1PTIPFFDPQIPK | Immunomodulation | Human β-casein | (21) |
| 0 | 8 | β-Casein | 66–73 | YPFVEPIP | 66–73 | YPFVEPIP | Opioid agonist | Human β-casein | (22) |
| 20 | 30 | β-Casein | 200–226 | QELLLNPTHQIYPVTQPLAPVHNPISV | 200–226 | QELLLNPTHQYPVTQPLAPVHNPISV | Antibacterial | Human β-casein | (23) |
| 3 | 4 | β-Casein | 53–57 | DKIYP | 47–51 | DKIHP | Antihypertensive | Ovine β-casein | (5) |
| 22 | 25 | β-Casein | 101–106 | VPKA2KD3 | 95–100 | VPKV2KE3 | Antihypertensive | Ovine β-casein | (5) |
| 22 | 25 | β-Casein | 101–107 | VPKA2KD3T | 95–101 | VPKV2KE3T | Antihypertensive | Ovine β-casein | (5) |
| 9 | 30 | β-Casein | 175–181 | KVLPI4PQ | 184–190 | KVLPV4PQ | Antihypertensive | Bovine β-casein | (24) |
| 12 | 31 | β-Casein | 183–189 | V2VPYPQR | 192–198 | A2VPYPQR (β-casokinin-7) | Antihypertensive | Bovine β-casein | (25) |
| 0 | 4 | κ-Casein | 55–58 | YPYY | 79–82 | YPYY (casoxin-B) | Opioid antagonist | Bovine κ-casein | (26) |
Serine > glutamine amino acid polymorphism.
Alanine/valine replacement.
Aspartic acid/glutamic acid replacement.
Isoleucine/valine replacement.