A multinational study of alpha-lactalbumin concentrations in human milk

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Joan G JacksonCharles F Kuhlman

Abstract

Alpha-lactalbumin, a 14-kD protein, plays a central biochemical role in the mammary gland as the regulatory subunit of lactose synthase, and also plays a nutritional role for the rapidly growing neonate as the protein in highest concentration in human milk. The current study was undertaken to better characterize alpha-lactalbumin concentrations in human milk from a variety of countries. Mature human milk (lactation duration > or =1 month) was collected from at least 50 women from nine different countries on five continents. Alpha-lactalbumin concentration was determined by HPLC. The mean +/- SD for 452 samples was 2.44 +/- 0.64 g/L. The mean value of the samples from the United States was significantly higher than that from any other country, and the mean in Mexico was significantly lower than that from every country except China and Canada. Alpha-lactalbumin concentration decreased with increasing duration of lactation and was positively correlated with total nitrogen. On average, alpha-lactalbumin contributed 16% of the total nitrogen content of human milk and consequently an important part of the amino acid content.

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