Bifidobacteria is a well known bacteria that is found in abundance in the intestine of infants which provides several health and nutritional benefits. Realizing the many benefits of bifidobacteria to human, this study has been conducted with the objective to determine the growth promotional effect of different types of milk and milk proteins on Bifidobacterium species. One strains of Bifiodobac...

Bacteriophage lytic enzymes have recently attracted considerable interest as novel antimicrobials against Gram-positive bacteria. In this work, antimicrobial activity in milk of HydH5 [a virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase (VAPGH) encoded by the Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage vB_SauS-phiIPLA88], and three different fusion proteins created between HydH5 and lysostaphin has been assess...

background and aims: the aim of this study was to determine the virulence and antibiotic resistance properties of streptococcus agalactiae (s. agalactiae) and streptococcus uberis (s. uberis) isolated from the ruminant’s sub-clinical mastitic milk in iran. materials and methods: positive samples in the cmt test were cultured and s. agalactiae and s. uberis have been identified using biochemical...

Human milk contains a lot of components (i.e. proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, inorganic elements) which provide basic nutrients for infants during the first period of their lives. Qualitative composition of milk components of healthy mothers is similar, but their levels change during lactation stages. Colostrum is the fluid secreted during the first days postpartum by mammary epithelial cells....

The nutritional, physicochemical, and functional properties of milk are affected by thermal processing. Buffalo make a substantial contribution to global production but there have been comparatively few studies on how processing affects the buffalo milk. This paper critically reviews current knowledge regarding changes during storage milk, milk-based products, buffalo-bovine blends. Heating res...

Background: Cow milk allergy is one of the most common food allergies in young children causing a wide range of clinical syndromes due to immunologic responses to cow milk proteins. In this report we introduce an infant with dietary protein proctitis due to a cow’s milk referred with hematuria and bloody stool. Case Presentation: Our case was a 10- month old m...

OBJECTIVES Microparticle-enhanced nephelometric immunoassays for six human milk proteins (beta-casein, kappa-casein, alpha-lactalbumin, serum albumin, lactoferrin, and lysozyme) and conventional immunonephelometry assays for immunoglobulin A, C3, and C4 complement proteins were developed and characterized. DESIGN AND METHODS Microparticle-enhanced nephelometric immunoassays are competitive as...

The autochthonousLactobacillus brevisstrain D6, isolated from smoked fresh cheese, carries a 45-kDa S-layer protein. Strain D6 has shown adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins and to Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells, as well as immunomodulatory potential and beneficial milk technological properties. Hence, it could be used as a potential probiotic starter culture for cheese production.

Goat milk has been a rich source of proteins. The distinctive composition of goat milk, combined with its nutritional value, is linked to the liberation of protein fragments during digestion or technological processing, which are able to perform various biological activities. This has gain more attention due to its broad applications in the food, drug, and various other industries. Thus, here w...

conclusions to avoid unfair competition and to assure consumers of accurate labeling, using this method is recommended for regulatory agencies. results the limit of detection of cow’s milk in buffalo’s milk, yogurt and cheese is 1, 2 and 4%, respectively. undeclared presence of cow’s milk was detected in 70% of the milk samples, 64% of the yogurt and 52% of the cheese samples. in 10% of the yog...