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Antimicrobial Lactoferrin Peptides: The Hidden Players in the Protective Function of a Multifunctional Protein

Lactoferrin is a multifunctional, iron-binding glycoprotein which displays a wide array of modes of action to execute its primary antimicrobial function. It contains various antimicrobial peptides which are released upon its hydrolysis by proteases. These peptides display a similarity with the antim...

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Autores principales: Sinha, Mau, Kaushik, Sanket, Kaur, Punit, Sharma, Sujata, Singh, Tej P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3608178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23554820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/390230