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SUBMITTER: Chakrabarti S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7601474 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chakrabarti Subhadeep S Ren Jiandong J Wu Jianping J
Nutrients 20200930 10
Phosphorylated proteins from food sources have been investigated as regulators of bone formation with potential benefits in treating osteoporosis. Egg, a cheap and nutritious food, is also the source of various proteins and bioactive peptides with applications in human health. Egg yolk is rich in phosvitin, the most phosphorylated protein in nature. Phosvitin has been shown to improve bone health in experimental animals, although the molecular mechanisms and its specific effects on bone-forming ...[more]