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. 2014 Oct 23;13(12):5777–5783. doi: 10.1021/pr5006907

Table 1. Details of the Enzymes That Take Part in the Digestion of the Human Milk Proteinsa.

enzymes number of cleavages at the N-terminus of the milk peptides number of cleavages at the C-terminus of the milk peptides total number of cleavages of the milk peptides
Plasmin 65 38 103
Trypsin 63 38 101
Cathepsin D 31 23 54
Pepsin 1 19 29 48
Elastase 23 22 45
Chymotrypsin low 1 27 14 41
Pepsin 2* 18 9 27
Proline endopeptidase 7 14 21
Chymotrypsin low 4* 2 5 7
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Enzymes containing an asterisk indicate the same enzyme but having two slightly different cleavage patterns.