Abstract
Antimicrobial peptides, AMPs, exert their function acting mainly at the membrane level. In the wide AMPs panorama a particular position is occupied by lactoferrin derived peptides. They also possess antiviral, antifungal and antitumor activities and their parent molecules are available in several mammalian fluids and in dairy industries waste.
Keywords: Antimicrobial peptides, lactoferrin, lactoferricin B, lactoferrampin
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Lactoferrin Derived Peptides: Mechanisms of Action and their Perspectives as Antimicrobial and Antitumoral Agents
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): Anna Rita Lizzi, Veronica Carnicelli, Matilda M. Clarkson, Antonio Di Giulio and Arduino Oratore
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Keywords: Antimicrobial peptides, lactoferrin, lactoferricin B, lactoferrampin
Abstract: Antimicrobial peptides, AMPs, exert their function acting mainly at the membrane level. In the wide AMPs panorama a particular position is occupied by lactoferrin derived peptides. They also possess antiviral, antifungal and antitumor activities and their parent molecules are available in several mammalian fluids and in dairy industries waste.
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Lizzi Rita Anna, Carnicelli Veronica, Clarkson M. Matilda, Di Giulio Antonio and Oratore Arduino, Lactoferrin Derived Peptides: Mechanisms of Action and their Perspectives as Antimicrobial and Antitumoral Agents, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788452757
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788452757 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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