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Lactoferrin from human milk

Name: Lactoferrin from human milk
Brand: SIGMA

≥85% (SDS-PAGE), lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

Growth-inhibiting protein 12, Lactotransferrin, Talalactoferrin

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About This Item

CAS Number:

936541-36-5

UNSPSC Code:

12352202

NACRES:

NA.61

MDL number:

MFCD00164307

Form:

lyophilized powder

Assay:

≥85% (SDS-PAGE)

Biological source:

human milk

Mol wt:

82.4 kDa

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Properties

biological source

human milk

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥85% (SDS-PAGE)

form

lyophilized powder

mol wt

82.4 kDa

composition

Protein, ≥90% biuret

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

solubility

phosphate buffer: 1 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy (0.01 M phosphate buffer, 0.0027 M potassium chloride and 0.137 M sodium chloride, pH 7.4, at 25 °C)

UniProt accession no.

P02788

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

N([C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)O)C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CC(=O)N)C)CC(=O)O

InChI

1S/C35H53N9O12/c1-16(2)27(43-33(53)23(14-26(47)48)41-25(46)15-38-29(49)18(5)39-31(51)21(36)13-24(37)45)34(54)40-19(6)30(50)42-22(12-20-10-8-7-9-11-20)32(52)44-28(17(3)4)35(55)56/h7-11,16-19,21-23,27-28H,12-15,36H2,1-6H3,(H2,37,45)(H,38,49)(H,39,51)(H,40,54)(H,41,46)(H,42,50)(H,43,53)(H,44,52)(H,47,48)(H,55,56)/t18-,19-,21-,22-,23-,27-,28-/m0/s1

InChI key

QCBUWCQOKPLTDZ-PKRULZLPSA-N

Gene Information

human ... LTF(4057)

Description

Application

Lactoferrin was used to grow Streptococcus mutans in an iron-limiting medium. It was used to test if lactoferrin impedes epithelial cell adhesion in vitro.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Lactoferrin is an iron binding protein. It is structurally similar to transferrin, the plasma iron transport protein; but lactoferrin has a much higher affinity for iron (250 fold). It is very abundant in colostrum and small amounts can also be found in tears, saliva, mucous secretions and in the secondary granules of neutrophils. It is made by mucosal epithelium and neutrophils and is released by these cells in response to inflammatory stimuli. Bacterial growth is inhibited by its ability to sequester iron and also permeabilize bacterial cell walls by binding to lipopolysaccharides through its N-terminus. Lactoferrin can inhibit viral infection by binding tightly to the viral envelope protein. This prevents cell-virus fusion by blocking the binding domain. Lactoferrin appears to activate host defense systems in part by stimulating the release of interleukin-8, a neutrophil activator. It may also be involved in antibody and interleukin synthesis, lymphocyte proliferation and complement activation.

Preparation Note

Chromatographically purified.

Analysis Note

Contains iron, see certificate of analysis for lot specific information.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c