Lactoferrin (LF): A natural antimicrobial protein

B Niaz, F Saeed, A Ahmed, M Imran… - … Journal of Food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… [Citation63] LF is an antimicrobial protein that naturally occurs in bovine and human milk …
LF is a naturally occurring antimicrobial protein present in bovine and human milk, is prone to …

Lactoferrin: an iron-binding antimicrobial protein against Escherichia coli infection

CC Yen, CJ Shen, WH Hsu, YH Chang, HT Lin… - Biometals, 2011 - Springer
… This article will concentrate on the antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities of LF
first and will then discuss the effects LF on E. coli and the proposed clinical applications of LF. …

Lactoferrin—a multifunctional protein with antimicrobial properties

S Farnaud, RW Evans - Molecular immunology, 2003 - Elsevier
… This article reviews the antimicrobial activities of lactoferrin and discusses … protein and the
bacterium. This article will concentrate on the antimicrobial activity of lactoferrin and lactoferrin-…

Antimicrobial activity of lactoferrin-related peptides and applications in human and veterinary medicine

N Bruni, MT Capucchio, E Biasibetti, E Pessione… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
… The whey protein lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron-binding glycoprotein that … antimicrobial agents,
Lf offers a new source with potential pharmaceutical applications. The Lf-derived peptides Lf(1–…

Antimicrobial lactoferrin peptides: the hidden players in the protective function of a multifunctional protein

M Sinha, S Kaushik, P Kaur, S Sharma… - … journal of peptides, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… on some of the antimicrobial peptides found in N-lobe of lactoferrin have been reviewed. …
the comparison of lactoferrin peptides with other antimicrobial peptides found in nature as well …

Lactoferrin a multiple bioactive protein: an overview

IA García-Montoya, TS Cendón… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
… of the full capacity of lactoferrin expression in plants. … One of the first antimicrobial properties
discovered for Lf was its … the sole antimicrobial action of lactoferrin because apo-lactoferrin

Lactoferrin: structure, function and applications

SA González-Chávez, S Arévalo-Gallegos… - … journal of antimicrobial …, 2009 - Elsevier
Lactoferrin (LF) is a non-haem iron-binding protein that is part of the transferrin protein family,
along with serum transferrin, ovotransferrin, melanotransferrin and the inhibitor of carbonic …

The antimicrobial activity of lactoferrin: current status and perspectives

N Orsi - Biometals, 2004 - Springer
… All these data confirm that lactoferrin is a complex and multifunctional protein, a component
of natural immunity, and that the study of its antimicrobial activities must always be taken into …

[PDF][PDF] Lactoferrin: a powerful antimicrobial protein present in milk

S Luna-Castro, L Samaniego-Barrón… - J Adv Dairy …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Lactoferrin (Lf) is a therapeutic alternative against pathogens since it is a safe nutraceutical
protein … Thus, Lf could be used effectively in veterinary medicine as a substitute or adjunct …

Antimicrobial actions of lactoferrin

R Chierici - … in Nutritional Research: Immunological Properties of …, 2001 - Springer
Lactoferrin is present in the milk of most species. Human milk is particularly rich in Lf, which
represents about 20% of total milk proteins (… a 70 kDa lactoferrin-binding protein identified by …