Open AccessCeruloplasmin Concentration in Human Colostrum and Mature Milk
Author(s) -
Isao Kiyosawa,
Jun Matsuyama,
Shoko Nyui,
Ai Fukuda
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1347-6947
pISSN - 0916-8451
DOI - 10.1271/bbb.59.713
Subject(s) - colostrum , ceruloplasmin , food science , chemistry , zoology , biology , biochemistry , immunology , antibody
The concentration of ceruloplasmin (CP) in human milk was obtained by measuring the increased absorbance of a solution containing apotransferrin and Fe2+ at 460 nm after adding the milk. The CP concentrations in colostrum and mature milk at less than 1 month after parturition were 4.45 +/- 1.23 mg and 4.09 mg +/- 1.47 mg/100 ml, respectively. In mature milk after more than one month, the CP concentration had decreased to 1.72 +/- 0.91 mg/100 ml.