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Beta-lactoglobulin

This is the main whey protein in cow milk. It is one of the proteins that some people are allergic to.

Beta-lactoglobulin: its AlphaFold model, drawn in one colour
Picture, in one colour: AlphaFold DB model v6 for UniProt P02754, from Fold Commons' snapshot of 2026-10-22. A prediction, not an experiment.

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Fun fact

Human milk has none, but it is the main whey protein in the milk of cows, sheep and goats.

Words to know

NGSS alignment

Structure

Rendered in FoldLens Junior from AlphaFold Database entry P02754. See the underlying prediction at alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/P02754.

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