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Producing Goat Lactoferricin in Bacteria for Antimicrobial Peptide Production

In VitroPreliminary evidence
The takeaway

Goat lactoferricin was expressed in E. coli with retained antibacterial activity, expanding the species sources for recombinant lactoferricin production beyond bovine and human variants.

Key finding

Goat lactoferricin cloned and expressed in E. coli AD494(DE3)pLysS with retained antibacterial activity against test organisms, expanding the recombin

What the researchers found

Goat lactoferricin cloned and expressed in E. coli AD494(DE3)pLysS with retained antibacterial activity against test organisms, expanding the recombinant lactoferricin production to a third species source.

Why it matters

Relevant for antimicrobial-peptides, peptide-design.

How the study worked

in-vitro study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

preliminary evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2008.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.
  • Clinical translation to evaluate.

Common questions

What was studied?
Producing Goat Lactoferricin in Bacteria for Antimicrobial Peptide Production
What was found?
Goat lactoferricin was expressed in E. coli with retained antibacterial activity, expanding the species sources for recombinant lactoferricin production beyond bovine and human variants.

Read the original research

Cloning and expression of antibacterial goat lactoferricin from Escherichia coli AD494(DE3)pLysS expression system.

Journal of food protection, 71(12), 2523-5

Citation

Chen, Gen-Hung; Yin, Li-Jung; Chiang, I-Hua; Jiang, Shann-Tzong. (2008). Cloning and expression of antibacterial goat lactoferricin from Escherichia coli AD494(DE3)pLysS expression system.. Journal of food protection, 71(12), 2523-5.