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L4040

Lactoferrin human

recombinant, expressed in rice, Partially iron saturated, ≥90% (SDS-PAGE)

Synonym(s):

Growth-inhibiting protein 12, Lactotransferrin, Talalactoferrin

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UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.61
MDL number:
Form:
powder
Assay:
≥70% protein basis (Bradford), ≥90% (SDS-PAGE)
Biological source:
human
Recombinant:
expressed in rice
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biological source

human

Quality Level

recombinant

expressed in rice

assay

≥70% protein basis (Bradford), ≥90% (SDS-PAGE)

form

powder

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

solubility

H2O: soluble 10 mg/mL

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

human ... LTF(4057)

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.[1] It was also used to test the diagnostic value of blood cytokine concentrations in acute pneumonia.[2]

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.

Other Notes

rhLactoferrin manufactured in the USA by InVitria.

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recombinant

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assay

≥70% protein basis (Bradford), ≥90% (SDS-PAGE)

assay

≥90% (SDS-PAGE), ≥90% (biuret)

assay

≥85% (GE)

assay

~80% (GE)

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

technique(s)

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technique(s)

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biological source

human

biological source

human

biological source

human milk

biological source

human milk

form

powder

form

powder

form

solid

form

solid

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Chuang Guo et al.
Food & function, 11(8), 7183-7196 (2020-08-07)
Lactoferrin (Lf), an iron-binding glycoprotein, has been shown to possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and exert modulatory effects on lipid homeostasis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but our understanding of its regulatory mechanisms is limited and inconsistent. We used
Thuy Nguyen Thi Dao et al.
Journal of extracellular vesicles, 11(2), e12195-e12195 (2022-02-22)
Cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are promising biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. However, the lack of rapid and sensitive isolation techniques to obtain EVs from clinical samples at a sufficiently high yield limits their practicability. Chimeric nanocomposites of lactoferrin
Qingsheng Kong et al.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 406(1-2), 293-299 (2015-05-20)
The metalloprotease lethal factor (LF) from Bacillus anthracis plays a vital role in anthrax toxin action, and thus becomes a target for anti-anthrax therapy. Following the guidelines based on existing metalloprotease inhibitors, we designed a 'first-generation' LF inhibitor R9LF-1. This



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
L4040-100MG04061833957233

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  1. I want to ask what is the size of the protein like how many kDa?. Because I cannot see the SDS page results. Thank you

    1 answer
    1. The molecular weight of human lactoferrin, including recombinant forms expressed in rice, is approximately 80 kDa.

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  2. Hello, I need to buy this product to evaluate bacteria inhibition under different conditions. As is described in bibliografy, the main antimicrobial peptide is in the N-terminal. Is the N terminal exposed or linek ot His-tag?

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  3. Could you please specify the % of iron saturation in this product?

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    1. The iron content of this material is 0.12%. This information is reported in the lot specific Certificate of Analysis. Please see the link below to review a sample or lot specific Certificate:
      https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/sigma/l4040#product-documentation

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