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Kappa-casein gene study in Iranian Sistani cattle breed (Bos indicus) using PCR-RFLP.
Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS - 1 Dec 2007
Rohallah Alinaghizadeh, Mohammadreza Mohammad Abadi, Shahin Moradnasab Badrabadi
Abstract excerpt
In cattle, caseins are subdivided into four main groups: alphaS1-, alphaaS2-, beta- and kappa-caseins. kappa-caseins (CSN2) considerably differ from other caseins in structure and other properties. Testing the A and B alleles is of practical importance, because the milk of cows that carry the B allele of CSN3 has a better thermal resistance and shorter coagulation time, better curdles and contains micelles of...
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