title: Lactoferrin derived peptides: mechanisms of action and their perspectives as antimicrobial and antitumoral agents.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of L'Aquila, Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Rita
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lizzi
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carnicelli
authors.forename: Matilda M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Giulio
authors.forename: Arduino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oratore
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007781:Lactoferrin