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 findingBovine 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?
What was found?
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