Lactoferricin is an amphipathic, cationic peptide with anti-microbial[1] and anti-cancer[2] properties. It can be generated by the pepsin-mediated digestion of lactoferrin.
| Lactoferricin | |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | N/A |
| OPM superfamily | 203 |
| OPM protein | 1lfc |
Lactoferricin is the most studied AMP derived from milk protein. The complete sequence of lactoferricin corresponds to lactoferrin fragment 17-41 (FKCRRWQWRM KKLGAPSITCVRRAF; LFB0084 Archived 2018-11-03 at the Wayback Machine) and sequences from within this fragment are also antimicrobial. The MilkAMP database contains a total of 111 peptides (natural, synthetic and modified) comprising or derived from the complete lactoferricin.[1] In humans, lactoferricin corresponds to lactoferrin fragment 1-47 but consists of two subunits, namely fragments 1-11 and 12-47 (LFH0009 Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine), connected by a disulfide bridge.[3]
Human Lactoferricin and Bovine Lactoferricin are two greatly studied forms of Lactoferricin. These two forms have great sequence differences. Bovine Lactoferricin contains 25 residues, while Human Lactoferricin contains 49 residues.[4] Also, when placed in solution Bovine Lactoferricin forms a β-pleated sheet, while Human Lactoferricin forms a coiled structure.[5]
References edit
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- ^ Hunter HN, Demcoe AR, Jenssen H, Gutteberg TJ, Vogel HJ (August 2005). "Human lactoferricin is partially folded in aqueous solution and is better stabilized in a membrane mimetic solvent". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49 (8): 3387–3395. doi:10.1128/AAC.49.8.3387-3395.2005. PMC 1196233. PMID 16048952.
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