Colostrum – Informed Opinion

By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS – Dean of Academics, Huntington College of Health Sciences. Colostrum, known as an immune modulator and also for its growth factors, is beneficial in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, viruses, allergies, leaky gut syndrome, and wound healing. Colostrum – Informed Opinion Colostrum is the first milk…

COLOSTRUM: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT

COLOSTRUM: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL GROWTH AND ITS ROLE IN DISEASE PREVENTION Ashish Kumar Pareek*, Dr.Shiv Garg, Manoj Kumar, Sardar mal yadav Maharishi Arvind College of Pharmacy Ambabari, Jaipur Colostrum is the first milk of the lactating mother, and it is very important for physical and mental…

Colostrum Growth Factors

Abstract Colostrum is the first natural food produced by female mammals during the first 24–36h directly after giving birth. Chemically, colostrum is a very complex fluid rich in nutrients, antibodies and growth factors. In cows the antibodies provide passive immunity to the new born calf, whereas the growth factors especially…

Bioactive Peptides in Milk and Dairy Products: A Review

Abstract Functionally and physiologically active peptides are produced from several food proteins during gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation of food materials with lactic acid bacteria. Once bioactive peptides (BPs) are liberated, they exhibit a wide variety of physiological functions in the human body such as gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, immune, endocrine, and nervous…

Immune Components of Colostrum and Milk—A Historical Perspective

Abstract: Key developments in the understanding of the immune functions of milk and colostrum are reviewed, focusing on their proteinaceous components. The topics covered include the immunoglobulins, immune cells, immunomodulatory substances, and antimicrobial proteins. The contributions of new technologies and the introduction of fresh approaches from other fields are highlighted,…

Bovine colostrum whey to release bioactive glycans

Abstract: EndoBI-1 is a recently isolated endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, which cleaves the N-N′-diacetyl chitobiose moiety found in the N-glycan core of high mannose, hybrid and complex N-glycans. These N-glycans have selective prebiotic activity for a key infant gut microbe, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis. The broad specificity of EndoBI-1 suggests the enzyme may…