Abstract:

In order to find alternatives to cow s milk, serum IgE from patients with allergic reactions was used to identify allergens in cow s milk and cow s milk products and was assessed for its separate immune cross-reactivity with goat, donkey and buffalo milk proteins. Results exhibited that β-lactoglobulin andα-casein were the major cow milk allergens and that goat milk and donkey milk were promising alternatives to cow s milk.

Key words: cow s milk, substitute, allergen, cross-reaction, allergenicity