Table 1: Major cow milk allergens
Protein | Allergen name | Concentration (g/L) | Prevalence in patients (%) | Size (kDa) | pI | Amino Acids | |
Whey | Alpha-lactalbumin | Bos d 4 | 1-1.5 | 0-67 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 123 |
Beta-lactoglobulin | Bos d 5 | 3-4 | 13-62 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 162 | |
Bovine serum albumin | Bos d 6 | 0.1-0.4 | 0-76 | 66.3 | 4.9-5.1 | 582 | |
Immunogloblins | Bos d 7 | 0.6-1.0 | 12-36 | 160 | |||
Lactoferrin | 0.09 | 0-35 | 80 | 8.7 | 703 | ||
Whole casein | AlphaS1-casein | Bos d 9 | 12-15 | 65-100 | 23.6 | 4.9-5.0 | 199 |
AlphaS2-casein | Bos d 10 | 3-4 | 25.2 | 5.2-5.4 | 207 | ||
Beta-casein | Bos d 11 | 9-11 | 35-44 | 24 | 5.1-5.4 | 209 | |
Kappa-casein | Bos d 12 | 3-4 | 35-41 | 19 | 5.4-5.6 | 169 | |
pI: isoelectric point |