Lactoferrin and its detection methods: A review

Y Zhang, C Lu, J Zhang - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactoferrin (LF) is one of the major functional proteins in maintaining human health due to its
antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities. Abnormal levels of LF in …

Lactoferrin: A glycoprotein that plays an active role in human health

X Cao, Y Ren, Q Lu, K Wang, Y Wu, YH Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lactoferrin (Lf), existing widely in human and mammalian milk, is a multifunctional
glycoprotein with many functions, such as immune regulation, anti-inflammation …

Lactoferrin, a pleiotropic protein in health and disease

S Mayeur, S Spahis, Y Pouliot, E Levy - Antioxidants & redox …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Significance: Lactoferrin (Lf) is a nonheme iron-binding glycoprotein strongly
expressed in human and bovine milk and it plays many functions during infancy such as iron …

A comprehensive review on lactoferrin: A natural multifunctional glycoprotein

VS Shini, CT Udayarajan, P Nisha - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lactoferrin (Lf) is a natural iron-binding globular glycoprotein, present mainly in milk. It
maintains human health through its multifunctional activities, including immunomodulation …

Nutraceutical and health-promoting potential of lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein in human and animal: current knowledge

MF Ashraf, D Zubair, MN Bashir, M Alagawany… - … Trace Element Research, 2024 - Springer
Lactoferrin is a natural cationic iron-binding glycoprotein of the transferrin family found in
bovine milk and other exocrine secretions, including lacrimal fluid, saliva, and bile …

Lactoferrin: major physiological functions and applications

L Hao, Q Shan, J Wei, F Ma… - Current Protein and …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Lactoferrin (lactotransferrin; Lf) is an iron-binding glycoprotein and one of the most important
bioactivators in milk and other external secretions. It has numerous biological roles …

Lactoferrin a multiple bioactive protein: an overview

IA García-Montoya, TS Cendón… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Lactoferrin (Lf) is an 80kDa iron-binding glycoprotein of the transferrin
family. It is abundant in milk and in most biological fluids and is a cell-secreted molecule that …

Detection of lactoferrin in bovine and goat milk by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

PW Chen, FC Mao - Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, 2004 - jfda-online.com
Lactoferrin (LF) has been proposed as a multifaceted functional ingredient of food. A
competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was established to determine the …

Sensitive immunoassays based on specific monoclonal IgG for determination of bovine lactoferrin in cow milk samples

R Wang, J Wang, H Liu, Y Gao, Q Zhao, S Ling… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Lactoferrin (LF), a bioactive multifunctional protein of the transferrin family, is found mainly in
the secretions of all mammals, especially in milk. In the present study, a hybridoma cell (LF8) …

Biomedical and nutritional applications of lactoferrin

C Coccolini, E Berselli, C Blanco-Llamero… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Lactoferrin (Lf) is a glycoprotein belonging to the transferrin family, which can be found in
mammalian milk. It was first isolated from bovine milk in the 1930s, and later in the 1960s, it …