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