우유 casein단백질을 alcalase로 가수분해시켰을 때, 생성되는 peptide 중 철분과 결합력이 있는 peptide인 IBP가 $immobilized;Fe^{3+};affinity;chromatography$에 의하여 용이하게 분리되었다. IBP의 분자량은 2,175 dalton이었으며 $pH;6,;37^{circ}C$에서 1시간동안 일정량의 철분과 항온처리하였을 경우, 25, 50, 100 g/mL의 IBP는 각각 4.2, 5.7, 7.1 g의 철분을 가용화시키는 능력을 보였다. IBP는 proline (24.5 Mol%), lysine (15.7 Mol%), glutamic 또는 glutamine (14.9 Mol%) 등의 아미노산으로 구성되어 있었으며 이들의 N-terminal sequence는Met-Ala-Pro-Lys-His의 순으로 이루어져 있었다. 분자량, 아미산 조성, N-terminal sequence등의 결과를 종합해 보면 IBP는 casein 중 -casein의 아미노산 서열 $102{sim}119$에 해당하는 18개의 아미노산으로 구성된 peptide임을 알 수 있었다.
Casein was hydrolyzed by alcalase to produce iron binding peptide (IBP). IBP was effectively separated from casein hydrolysates by immobilized $Fe^{3+}$ affinity chromatography and further purified by reverse phase chromatography. $25,;50;and;100;{mu}g/mL$ of IBP solubilized $4.2,;5.7;and;7.1;{mu}g$ of ferric at duodenum condition $(pH;6,;37^{circ}C)$, respectively. According to the result of MALDI analysis, molecular weight of IBP was determined to 2,175 dalton. IBP was mainly composed of proline (24.5 mol%), lysine (15.7 mol%), and glutamine or glutamic acid (14.9 mol%) and its N-terminal sequence was Met-Ala-Pro-Lys-His. According to the information obtained from molecular weight, amino acids composition and N-terminal sequence of IBP, it was evident that IBP was from f102-119 of ${eta}-casein$.
