Casein from bovine milk
SIGMA/C3400 - powder
CAS Number: 9000-71-9
EC Number: 232-555-1
MDL Number: MFCD00081481
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 87-94% protein basis |
| biological source | bovine milk |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C81H125N22O39P/c1-36(2 |
| InChI key | BECPQYXYKAMYBN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 280 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [P](=O)(OCC(NC(=O)C(NC(=O |
| solubility | H2O: insoluble (forms a cloudy suspension) |
| technique(s) | activity assay: suitable |
| electrophoresis: suitable | |
| immunocytochemistry: suitable | |
| UniProt accession no. | P02662 ![]() |
P02663 ![]() |
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P02666 ![]() |
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P02668 ![]() |
| Analysis Note: | Essentially vitamin free. |
| Application: | Casein from bovine milk has been used: • as a solid food sample in the in vivo and the in vitro digestion experiments using rodents • to prepare P407-casein hydrogels and to study the mechanical effects of the addition of casein to P407 • in the preincubation solution, to increase the photostability of the quantum dots and to decrease nonspecific binding, for real-time imaging of single synaptic vesicles in hippocampal neurons |
| Application: | Casein from bovine milk is a phosphoprotein. There are four main types of Casein which make up approximately 80% of the total protein in bovine milk: α-s1 Casein, α-s2 Casein, β-Casein, and κ-Casein. Casein is proposed to be the main protective constituent in milk. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Casein is useful in food industries and non-food applications. It has the property for emulsification, foam formation, and stabilization, water-binding, and gelation. Casein is also considered heat and acid stable. It can serve as an indispensable diet for rodents. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Partial gastrointestinal digestion of casein is a rich source of bioactive peptides, such as β-casomorphin. However, bovine casein is not homogeneous; variants A1 and B do lead to production of β-casomorphin 7 production, while A2 does not. |
| General description: | Casein from bovine milk is a phosphoprotein and forms three-dimensional colloidal supramolecular micelles. There are four main types of casein which make up approximately 80% of the total protein in bovine milk: α-s1 casein, α-s2 casein, β-casein, and κ-casein. Casein is proposed to be the main protective constituent in milk. Casein is an amphiphilic protein. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 kg in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| Preparation Note: | Lactic acid precipitated New Zealand casein extracted with ethyl alcohol. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 87-94% protein basis |
| mp | 280 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352202 |

