Milk beyond essential nutrients: the metabolic food

Milk proteins are not only high in quality but contain the highest amount of branched-chain amino acids compared with all other dietary protein sources. The branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine not only serve as essential amino acids for protein synthesis, but they also particip...

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Published inAustralian Journal of Dairy Technology Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 77 - 83
Main Authors Smilowitz, J.T, Dillard, C.J, German, J.B
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne Australian Society of Dairy Technology 01.07.2005
Dairy Industry Association of Australia
Subjects
Amino acids
Analysis
Atherosclerosis
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Calcium
Diabetes
Diet
Energy regulation
Enzymes
Food
Food industries
functional foods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gene expression
Genes
Genomes
Genomics
human nutrition
Hypertension
Mammals
metabolic syndrome
Metabolism
Metabolites
metabolomics
Milk
Milk and cheese industries. Ice creams
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Nutrition research
optimal nutrition
Organisms
Osteoporosis
Proteins
Proteomics
Spectrum analysis
Dairy product
Nutrient
Metabolism
Dairy industry
Milk
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Summary:Milk proteins are not only high in quality but contain the highest amount of branched-chain amino acids compared with all other dietary protein sources. The branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine not only serve as essential amino acids for protein synthesis, but they also participate in an array of metabolic processes (Layman 2003). In particular, leucine plays an important role in protein and glucose homeostasis by acting as a substrate and modulator of protein synthesis.
ISSN:0004-9433