Abstract
Bovine milk has dominated the dairy segment, yet alternative milk sources are gaining attention due to perceived superior health benefits, with immune proteins and bioactive peptides (BPs) contributing to these benefits. Fractionation affects protein recovery and composition. Here, the cream fraction resulted in the highest yield of proteins, identifying 1143 camel and 851 cow proteins. The cream fraction contained a significantly higher concentration of immune system-related proteins. Straightforward filtration and protein precipitation methods achieved average BP detections of 170 and 177, compared to 31 by a solvent-solvent extraction method. Considering potentially allergenic proteins, 53 (camel) and 52 (cow) were identified. Of these, 62 % of the potential allergens in cow, had orthologous counterparts in camel milk. However, the major milk allergen β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) was not detected in camel milk. Our results provide a comprehensive proteomic resource of camel and cow milk products, mapping potential allergens and BPs that affect health.
RAS ID
77107
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
3-1-2025
Volume
467
Funding Information
Australian Research Council
School
School of Science
Grant Number
ARC Number : 200100012CE
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Publisher
Elsevier
Identifier
Manujaya W. Jayamanna Mohottige: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8818-4054
Angéla Juhász: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4317-2027
Mitchell G. Nye-Wood: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9560-9916
Utpal Bose: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-6504
Michelle L. Colgrave: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8463-805X
Recommended Citation
Jayamanna Mohottige, M. W., Juhász, A., Nye-Wood, M. G., Farquharson, K. A., Bose, U., & Colgrave, M. L. (2025). Beyond nutrition: Exploring immune proteins, bioactive peptides, and allergens in cow and Arabian camel milk. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142471
Comments
Mohottige, M. W. J., Juhász, A., Nye-Wood, M. G., Farquharson, K. A., Bose, U., & Colgrave, M. L. (2025). Beyond nutrition: Exploring immune proteins, bioactive peptides, and allergens in cow and Arabian camel milk. Food Chemistry, 467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142471