Lactoferrin derived peptides: mechanisms of action and their perspectives as antimicrobial and antitumoral agents.
Antimicrobial peptides, AMPs, exert their function acting mainly at the membrane level. In the wide AMPs panorama a particular position is occupied by lactoferrin derived peptides. They also possess antiviral, antifungal and antitumor activities and their parent molecules are available in several mammalian fluids and in dairy industries waste.
Lizzi
Anna Rita
AR
University of L'Aquila, Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy.
Carnicelli
Veronica
V
Clarkson
Matilda M
MM
Di Giulio
Antonio
A
Oratore
Arduino
A
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007781:Lactoferrin