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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Hydrolases » Peptide Hydrolases » Serine Proteases » Serine Endopeptidases » Lactoferrin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Carrier Proteins » Iron-Binding Proteins » Transferrins » Lactoferrin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Dietary Proteins » Animal Proteins, Dietary » Milk Proteins » Whey Proteins » Lactoglobulins » Lactoferrin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Globulins » Lactoglobulins » Lactoferrin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Glycoproteins » Lactoferrin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Metalloproteins » Iron-Binding Proteins » Transferrins » Lactoferrin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08] » Enzymes » Hydrolases » Peptide Hydrolases » Endopeptidases » Serine Endopeptidases » Lactoferrin
Description
An iron-binding protein that was originally characterized as a milk protein. It is widely distributed in secretory fluids and is found in the neutrophilic granules of LEUKOCYTES. The N-terminal part of lactoferrin possesses a serine protease which functions to inactivate the TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM used by bacteria to export virulence proteins for host cell invasion. MeSH
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