Article: Research on dairy technology reported by scientists at Aarhus University.

According to recent research from Aarhus, Denmark, "The membrane surrounding the lipid droplets in milk is generally referred to as the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM). We have for some time been studying the structure and function of dominant proteins associated with this membrane system."

"This short presentation aims to give a glimpse of the bioactivities described for a range of major MFGM-proteins: MUC1, MUC15, xanthine oxidoreductase, butyrophilin, lactadherin, and PP3. Butyrophilin and PP3, are exclusively expressed in the mammary gland, whereas the other proteins are connected to physiological functions in a variety of tissues. Presently, focus is on ...

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