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 |
Enzymes containing an asterisk indicate the same enzyme but having two slightly different cleavage patterns.