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. 2021 Oct 27;599(7884):256–261. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04052-7

Extended Data Fig. 5. Proteomic evidence for dairy consumption in Xiaohe dental calculus, ca. 2000-1800 BCE.

Extended Data Fig. 5

A, B- and Y-ion series for the frequently observed β-lactoglobulin peptide TPEVD(D/N/K)EALEK, which contains a taxon-specific polymorphic residue: D, Bovinae; N, Ovis; K, Capra. See SI Appendix. B, Taxonomically assigned β-lactoglobulin (black), α-S1-casein (dark grey), and α-lactalbumin peptide spectral matches (PSMs) presented as scaled pie charts on a cladogram of dairy livestock. Bracketed numbers represent the number of PSMs (excluding duplicates) assigned to each node. †Included on the Bovidae node are: 13 PSMs assigned to Bovidae; 21 PSMs assigned to Bovidae but excluding Capra.