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Identification of fibroblast growth factors in bovine cheese whey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Mary-Louise Rogers
Affiliation:
Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair, PO Box 10065, Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
David A. Belford
Affiliation:
Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair, PO Box 10065, Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Geoffrey L. Francis
Affiliation:
Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair, PO Box 10065, Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
F. John Ballard
Affiliation:
Cooperative Research Centre for Tissue Growth and Repair, PO Box 10065, Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Summary

Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors (FGF) were identified in bovine cheese whey after partial purification using a two step procedure. Cation-exchange chromatography produced a mitogen-rich extract which was loaded on to a heparin-sepharose column and eluted stepwise with 0·8, 1·2 and 2·0 M-NH4HC03. Mitogenic activity was found in all three fractions by cell growth assays using Balb/c-3T3 fibroblasts. Immunoblotting identified acidic FGF in the 1·2 M-eluate and basic FGF in the 2·0 M-eluate, but neither acidic nor basic FGF was detected in the 0·8 M-fraction. Quantitative radioreceptor assays indicated 5·8 ng of acidic FGF-like activity and 19·8 ng of basic FGF-like activity per 1 whey in the appropriate eluates. This study represents the first direct demonstration of FGF in milk.

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Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1995

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