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Milk Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Milk Proteins
Tree Number(s)
A12.790.520
D12.776.256.159.750
G07.203.300.428.159.812
J02.500.350.525.520
J02.500.428.159.750
Unique ID
D008894
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008894
Scope Note
The major protein constituents of milk are CASEINS and whey proteins such as LACTALBUMIN and LACTOGLOBULINS. IMMUNOGLOBULINS occur in high concentrations in COLOSTRUM and in relatively lower concentrations in milk. (Singleton and Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed, p554)
Entry Term(s)
Milk Protein
Previous Indexing
Albumins (1966-1972)
Caseins (1966-1972)
Lactoglobulins (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/07/08
Milk Proteins Preferred
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