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Lactoferricin, Lactoferrampin, and LFchimera All Kill the Sexually Transmitted Pathogen T. vaginalis

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The takeaway

Bovine lactoferrin-derived peptides (lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, LFchimera) showed microbicidal activity against Trichomonas vaginalis — extending milk peptide protection to sexually transmitted parasitic infections.

Key finding

Bovine lactoferrin-derived peptides (lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, LFchimera) showed microbicidal activity against Trichomonas vaginalis — extending

What the researchers found

Bovine lactoferrin-derived peptides (lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, LFchimera) showed microbicidal activity against Trichomonas vaginalis — extending milk peptide protection to sexually transmitted parasitic infections.

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?
Lactoferricin, Lactoferrampin, and LFchimera All Kill the Sexually Transmitted Pathogen T. vaginalis
What was found?
Bovine lactoferrin-derived peptides (lactoferricin, lactoferrampin, LFchimera) showed microbicidal activity against Trichomonas vaginalis — extending milk peptide protection to sexually transmitted parasitic infections.

Read the original research

Microbicidal effect of the lactoferrin peptides lactoferricin17-30, lactoferrampin265-284, and lactoferrin chimera on the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.

Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 23(3), 563-8

Citation

López-Soto, Fernando; León-Sicairos, Nidia; Nazmi, Kamran; Bolscher, Jan G; de la Garza, Mireya. (2010). Microbicidal effect of the lactoferrin peptides lactoferricin17-30, lactoferrampin265-284, and lactoferrin chimera on the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.. Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 23(3), 563-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-010-9295-3