Human lactoferrin: a novel therapeutic with broad spectrum potential

ED Weinberg - Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Lactoferrin (Lf), a natural defence iron‐binding protein, has been found to possess
antibacterial, antimycotic, antiviral, antineoplastic and anti‐inflammatory activity. The protein …

Protective function of proteins and lipids in human milk

M Hamosh - Neonatology, 1998 - karger.com
Human milk provides the infant with protection against infectious diseases. This protection is
conferred through several mechanisms: specific antibody targeted protection against …

Breast milk: a truly functional food

B Lönnerdal - Nutrition, 2000 - Elsevier
In the past several decades, there has been increased documentation of what many
practitioners and researchers had believed for a long time: that breast milk provides a …

Thermal denaturation of human lactoferrin and its effect on the ability to bind iron

L Mata, L Sánchez, DR Headon… - Journal of Agricultural …, 1998 - ACS Publications
Thermal stability of human milk lactoferrin was studied by differential scanning calorimetry
and compared with that of recombinant human lactoferrin produced in Aspergillus awamori …

The composition of human milk as a model for the design of infant formulas: recent findings and possible applications

AC Goedhart, JG Bindels - Nutrition Research Reviews, 1994 - cambridge.org
Human milk is assumed to be the ideal food for the infant at least up to the age of 5 or 6
months, ensuring optimal growth and development (ESPGAN, 1982). In many respects …

Transgenic non-human mammals expressing heterologous glycosyltransferase DNA sequences produce oligosaccharides and glycoproteins in their milk

PA Prieto, JJ Kopchick, RD Cummings… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
USC 154 (b) by 0 days. Wall (1996) Theriogenology 45, 57–68.* Houdebine (1994) Journal
of Biotechnology 34, 269-287.* then is Subject to a terminal dis-Fundamentals of Diary …

Expression of human milk proteins in plants

B Lonnerdal - Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Human milk proteins are believed to have a multitude of biological activities benefiting the
newborn infant. Such functions include antibacterial and antiviral activities, enhancement of …

High level expression of functionally active human lactoferrin in silkworm larvae

T Liu, YZ Zhang, XF Wu - Journal of biotechnology, 2005 - Elsevier
In this paper, recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLf) was expressed very well using Bombyx
mori nuclear polyhedrosis baculovirus expression system. Infection of silkworm larvae with …

Lactoferrin

B Lönnerdal - Advanced Dairy Chemistry—1 Proteins: Part A/Part B, 2003 - Springer
Iron-binding proteins exert many physiological functions in biological systems. Several of
these proteins are involved in the transport of iron within the body and its storage in various …

Transgenic animal bioreactors in biotechnology and production of blood proteins

H Lubon - Biotechnology Annual Review, 1998 - Elsevier
The regulatory elements of genes used to target the tissue-specific expression of
heterologous human proteins have been studied in vitro and in transgenic mice. Hybrid …