Postprandial Amino Acid Kinetics of Milk Protein Mixtures are Affected by Composition, But Not Denaturation, in Neonatal Piglets.
Rebecca J Welch-JerniganEvan AbrahamseBarbara StollO'Brian SmithPeter A WierengaBert J M van de HeijningIngrid B RenesDouglas G BurrinPublished in: Current developments in nutrition (2018)
Denaturation of WPI had a minimal effect on postprandial plasma AA concentration. The differences between PBI and NWPI were partly explained by the difference in AA composition, but more likely differences in protein digestion and absorption kinetics. We conclude that modifying protein composition, but not denaturation, of milk protein solutions impacts the postprandial amino acid availability in neonatal piglets.