Abstract
Summary
In mouse growth studies crystalline β-lactoglobulin has been compared with a mixture of l amino acids duplicating its composition and these materials were compared with casein and lactalbumin. The pure protein and its amino acid counterpart gave equal growth and efficiency of dietary nitrogen utilization. Casein and lactalbumin provided superior growth rates to both the pure protein and its amino acid counterpart.
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