Table 3. Comparison of the Cleavages in Intact Milk versus Gastric Milk for Each of the 7 Predicted Enzymes.
enzymes | total number of cleavages in human intact milk | total number of cleavages in human gastric aspirates | gastric specific cleavage | fold increase (−) in intact milk (+) in gastric aspirates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Plasmin | 103 | 79 | 9 | –1.3 |
Trypsin | 101 | 78 | 9 | –1.3 |
Cathepsin D | 54 | 122 | 58 | +2.3 |
Pepsin | 63 | 151 | 78 | +2.4 |
Elastase | 45 | 74 | 27 | +1.6 |
Chymotrypsin | 48 | 122 | 60 | +2.5 |
Proline endopeptidase | 21 | 28 | 9 | +1.3 |