Chemicals and Drugs

Caseins

A mixture of related phosphoproteins occurring in milk and cheese. The group is characterized as one of the most nutritive milk proteins, containing all of the common amino acids and rich in the essential ones.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A mixture of related phosphoproteins occurring in milk and cheese. The group is characterized as one of the most nutritive milk proteins, containing all of the common amino acids and rich in the essential ones.

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Synonyms

34 entry terms
  • Casein
  • AD beta-Casein
  • Acetylated, Dephosphorylated beta-Casein
  • Casein A
  • K-Casein
  • Sodium Caseinate
  • alpha(S1)-Casein
  • alpha(S1)-Casein A
  • alpha(S1)-Casein B
  • alpha(S1)-Casein C
  • alpha(S2)-Casein
  • alpha-Casein
  • alpha-Caseins
  • beta-Casein
  • beta-Caseins
  • epsilon-Casein
  • gamma-Casein
  • gamma-Caseins
  • kappa-Casein
  • kappa-Caseins
  • AD beta Casein
  • Caseinate, Sodium
  • K Casein
  • alpha Casein
  • alpha Caseins
  • beta Casein
  • beta Caseins
  • beta-Casein Acetylated, Dephosphorylated
  • beta-Casein, AD
  • epsilon Casein
  • gamma Casein
  • gamma Caseins
  • kappa Casein
  • kappa Caseins

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

82; was CASEIN 1963-81

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Caseins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002364. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002364
  2. Caseins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casein
  3. Caseins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193970