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Lactoferrin and Its Derivatives Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Staph and Strep

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The takeaway

Bovine lactoferrin, lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, and LFchimera all killed antibiotic-resistant S. aureus and Streptococcus species, demonstrating the milk-derived peptide family's activity against dangerous resistant pathogens.

Key finding

Bovine lactoferrin, lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, and LFchimera all killed antibiotic-resistant S. aureus and Streptococcus species, demonstrating th

What the researchers found

Bovine lactoferrin, lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, and LFchimera all killed antibiotic-resistant S. aureus and Streptococcus species, demonstrating the milk-derived peptide family's activity against dangerous resistant pathogens.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2010.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Lactoferrin and Its Derivatives Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Staph and Strep
What was found?
Bovine lactoferrin, lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, and LFchimera all killed antibiotic-resistant S. aureus and Streptococcus species, demonstrating the milk-derived peptide family's activity against dangerous resistant pathogens.

Read the original research

Bactericidal effect of bovine lactoferrin, LFcin, LFampin and LFchimera on antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 23(3), 569-78

Citation

Flores-Villaseñor, Héctor; Canizalez-Román, Adrian; Reyes-Lopez, Magda; Nazmi, Kamram; de la Garza, Mireya; Zazueta-Beltrán, Jorge; León-Sicairos, Nidia; Bolscher, Jan G M. (2010). Bactericidal effect of bovine lactoferrin, LFcin, LFampin and LFchimera on antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.. Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 23(3), 569-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-010-9306-4