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Why human milk is more nutritious than cow milk

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  • Voorhoeve, Niels
  • Allan, Douglas C.
  • Moret, M.A.
  • Zebende, G.F.
  • Phillips, J.C.

Abstract

The evolution of milk, the key infant nutrient, is analyzed using a novel thermodynamic molecular method. The method is general, and it has many advantages compared to conventional molecular dynamics simulations. It is much simpler, and it connects amino acid sequences directly to function, often without knowing detailed “folded” globular structures. It emphasizes synchronized critical fluctuations due to long-range correlations in globular curvatures. The titled question has not been answered, or even discussed successfully, by other molecular methods.

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  • Voorhoeve, Niels & Allan, Douglas C. & Moret, M.A. & Zebende, G.F. & Phillips, J.C., 2018. "Why human milk is more nutritious than cow milk," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 497(C), pages 302-309.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:497:y:2018:i:c:p:302-309
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2017.12.127
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