The present invention includes a milk-derived polypeptide derivative, composition and its method for using. The milk-derived polypeptide together with its cell penetrating peptide derivatives can slow down body weight gain of mice induced by high-fat diet, reduce blood glucose, serum triglycerides and insulin levels, and improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. In addition, it can function to reduce body weight and blood glucose of already established obese mice model. Therefore, it has potentials to prepare drugs, health care products and food additives for preventing and treating obesity and its complications and other related diseases.

Edible thermal pressure molded and shaped composites made from the milk of ruminant animals. The composites have combinations of desirable material characteristics. Each composite can be characterized utilizing physical peak compression strength at associated temperature, with specific total moisture.

A method of in vivo assembly of a recombinant micelle including: introducing a plasmid into a plant cell, wherein: the plasmid includes a segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for encoding a ribonucleic acid (RNA) for a protein in a casein micelle, the segment of DNA is transcribed and translated; forming recombinant casein proteins in the plant cell, wherein: the recombinant casein proteins include a κ-casein and at least one of an αS.sub.1-casein, an αS.sub.2-casein, a β-casein; and assembling in vivo a recombinant micelle within the plant cell, wherein: an outer layer of the recombinant micelle is enriched with the κ-casein, an inner matrix of the recombinant micelle include at least one of the αS.sub.1-casein, the αS.sub.2-casein, the β-casein.

An ultrasound-assisted simulated digestion method of a milk protein active peptide and an application thereof in health foods, pertaining to the technical field of intensive processing of dairy products and preparation of health foods. The method firstly employs ultrasonic pretreatment of casein and β-lactoglobulin, followed by enzymatic hydrolysis with a protease to prepare casein and ρ-lactoglobulin polypeptide, and traces the activity of the polypeptide by simulating gastrointestinal digestion, and then simulates absorption by intestinal epithelial cells with Caco-2 cells, to characterize a highly active milk protein polypeptide digested by the gastrointestinal tract and absorbed by the Caco-2 cells simulating absorption by the inner wall of the small intestine. The method has identified five such highly active milk protein polypeptides.

The disclosure relates to methods, systems and compositions for use in the production of milk. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to systems, compositions and methods for in-vitro production of milk using an array of mammary organoids seeded on tertiary-branched, resilient duct scaffolding.

Disclosed herein are genetically modified plants expressing multiple animal milk proteins. Further disclosed are vectors for expressing in a plant and parts thereof, multiple mammalian milk proteins; genetically modified and or gene-edited plants having at least one cell expressing and producing at least two recombinant mammalian milk proteins wherein expression may be in a seed, bean, grain, fruit, nut, legume, leaf, stem, root, or portion thereof, the recombinant protein being produced by the plant cell; and a method of producing a food, medicament, cosmetic or blocking composition from the genetically modified or gene-edited plant. Reduction or elimination of seed storage proteins in a cell or cells wherein the milk proteins are expressed, or reduction of plant enzymes that can increase the content of oleic and/or stearic fatty acids and/or reduce the content of saturated fats in the plants or plant products are also disclosed.

An ultrasound-assisted simulated digestion method of a milk protein active peptide and an application thereof in health foods, pertaining to the technical field of intensive processing of dairy products and preparation of health foods. The method firstly employs ultrasonic pretreatment of casein and β-lactoglobulin, followed by enzymatic hydrolysis with a protease to prepare casein and β-lactoglobulin polypeptide, and traces the activity of the polypeptide by simulating gastrointestinal digestion, and then simulates absorption by intestinal epithelial cells with Caco-2 cells, to characterize a highly active milk protein polypeptide digested by the gastrointestinal tract and absorbed by the Caco-2 cells simulating absorption by the inner wall of the small intestine. The method has identified five such highly active milk protein polypeptides.

The present invention pertains to a method of producing beta-casein-containing compositions and products obtainable by such methods. More particularly, the invention pertains to a method of producing beta-casein compositions using controlled microfiltration first at a temperature higher than 20 degrees C., followed by cooling of the retentate to 0-15 degrees C. and a second microfiltration of the cooled composition resulting in beta-casein containing permeate.

Provided herein are dairy-like analogue compositions and the methods of making the same using one or more recombinant proteins.

Methods of processing protein, methods of generating products with the processed protein, and products comprising and/or made with the processed protein. The methods of processing protein include hydrolyzing the protein with a proteolytic agent such as thermolysin to generate hydrolyzed peptides and, optionally, crosslinking the hydrolyzed peptides with a transglutaminase to generate crosslinked peptides. The methods reduce the allergenicity of allergenicity proteins such as β-lactoglobulin and casein. The methods of generating products with the processed protein include methods of making foams, emulsions, and/or food products with the processed protein. The products comprising and/or made with the processed protein accordingly include foams, emulsions, and food products. The foams, emulsions, and food products have decreased allergenicity compared to corresponding products made with non-processed proteins.