Proteomic data of donkey's milk
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Published on: December 16, 2015
Stavros C Proikakis1, Efterpi V Bouroutzika1,2, Athanasios K Anagnostopoulos1
1Proteomics Research Unit, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 115 27, Greece.
Abstract:
Donkey's milk has been recognized as milk of high biological value and it also has the closest composition to human milk. However, the total protein content of donkey's milk has not been adequately identified. The aim of this analysis is to investigate the proteomic content of that milk. Specific commercially available only milk was analyzed by ``shotgun'' proteomic methods to identify the proteins it contained in as much detail as possible. The application of the above approach resulted in the identification of a total of 633 different proteins, which were grouped based on their molecular function and their biological process. Furthermore, the proteins visualized graphically according to the GeneOntology (GO) system. The identified proteins confirm the high nutritional value of the donkey milk, governing future steps in optimizing its characteristic and uses.
