The impact of structural integrity and route of administration on the antibody specificity against three cow’s milk allergens - a study in Brown Norway rats

Table 1 Characteristics of the three cow’s milk allergens: BLG, ALA and β -casein

Source	Allergen^a	Amount in cow’s milk (%)^b	Size (kDa)^a,b	Cysteins^b	Disulfide bonds^b	Stability to digestion^c	Importance of the allergen^a,b
Whey	BLG (Bos d 5)	10	18.3	5	2	Yes	Major
Whey	ALA (Bos d 4)	5	14.2	8	4	No	Major
Caseins	β-casein (Bos d 11)	28	23.6	0	0	No	Major

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