The Content of Carbohydrates in Caseins from Different Species

Abstract
Summary.: Caseins from milks of homo, cow, goat, sheep, horse. reindeer and whale have been investigated for their content of hexose hexosamine and sialic acid.The total carbohydrate content does not exceed 2 % except in the case of human casein, which contains about 4 %. The amount of all components investigated is greater in human casein, the difference in comparison with other species investigated being most pronounced for hexes and hexosamine.