... functions, that is, providing protection from microbial insults and immune protection, aiding in digestive functions, gut development, and being carriers for other nutrients. Individual proteins and their proposed bioactivities are summarized in this paper in brief. Indeed, some proteins like lactoferrin...

...A. Sanchez-Pozo; J. Lopez; M.L. Pita; A. Izquierdo; E. Guerrero; F. Sanchez-Medina; A. Martinez Valverde; A. Gil The changes in the absolute and relative contents of α- and ĸ-caseins, lactoferrin, α-lactalbumin, serum albumin and lysozyme in human milk have been studied through the period...