The Biological Properties of Lactoferrin

• Main Authors: Grzegorz Trybek (Author), Marcin Metlerski (Author), Kamila Szumilas (Author), Magda Aniko-Włodarczyk (Author), Olga Preuss (Author), Katarzyna Grocholewicz (Author), Barbara Wiszniewska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lactoferrin (LF) is an iron-binding glycoprotein from the transferrin family, which has been identified in most biological fluids as secretions from exocrine glands and the content of specific granules of neutrophils. It has been reported to have numerous functions. Due to antimicrobial and anti-inf...