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alpha-Lactalbumin, the modifier protein of galactosyl transferase in the synthesis of lactose by the mammary gland, has been shown to undergo a Ca2+-dependent electrophoretic shift. Such shifts, characteristic of most calcium modulated proteins, are related to gross conformational changes upon binding calcium when detected in the presence of detergent (SDS-PAGE). However, we detected the calcium shift for alpha-lactalbumin using non-denaturing PAGE (ND-PAGE) where electrical charge changes are observed upon binding calcium. In order for a shift to be observed between the apo and calcium bound protein, calcium ion binding to proteins must have minimal dissociation constants (Kdiss) of 10(-7) M; alpha-lactalbumin is reported to bind calcium at Kdiss = 10(-10) to 10(-12) M. The electrophoretic shift identifies alpha-lactalbumin in complex milk whey patterns of many species of mammals.
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