Bioactive Components of Milk

Of all food products dairy foods have the most potential concerning functional foods. Therefore, there is a tremendous amount of interest in value-added milk products and the identification of components in food which have health benefits. Bioactive Components of Milk provides an overview of these d...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bösze, Zsuzsanna (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 606
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Milk Lipids: A Source of Bioactive Molecules
  • Trans Fatty Acids and Bioactive Lipids in Ruminant Milk
  • Expression and Nutritional Regulation of Lipogenic Genes in the Ruminant Lactating Mammary Gland
  • Lipophilic Microconstituents of Milk
  • Biological Activity of Native Milk Proteins: Species-Specific Effects
  • Milk Fat Globule Membrane Components–A Proteomic Approach
  • Milk Lipoprotein Membranes and Their Imperative Enzymes
  • Lactoferrin Structure and Functions
  • CD14: A Soluble Pattern Recognition Receptor in Milk
  • Apoptosis and Tumor Cell Death in Response to HAMLET (Human ?-Lactalbumin Made Lethal to Tumor Cells)
  • A Proline-Rich Polypeptide from Ovine Colostrum: Colostrinin with Immunomodulatory Activity
  • Milk Peptides
  • Milk Peptides and Immune Response in the Neonate
  • Protective Effect of Milk Peptides: Antibacterial and Antitumor Properties
  • Antihypertensive Peptides Derived from Bovine Casein and Whey Proteins
  • Induced Biologically Active Components from the Milk of Livestock Animals
  • Targeted Antibodies in Dairy-Based Products
  • Manipulation of Milk Fat Composition Through Transgenesis
  • Producing Recombinant Human Milk Proteins in the Milk of Livestock Species
  • The Influence of Nutrition on the Production of Bioactive Milk Components
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs), IGF Binding Proteins, and Other Endocrine Factors in Milk: Role in the Newborn
  • Probiotics, Immunomodulation, and Health Benefits
  • Potential Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Infectious Effects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides
  • On the Role of Breastfeeding in Health Promotion and the Prevention of Allergic Diseases.