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Lactoferrin

Structure and Function

Editors:

  1. T. William Hutchens

    1. University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

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  2. Sylvia V. Rumball

    1. Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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  3. Bo Lönnerdal

    1. University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 357)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Three-Dimensional Structure of Lactoferrin in Various Functional States

    • Edward N. Baker, Bryan F. Anderson, Heather M. Baker, Catherine L. Day, M. Haridas, Gillian E. Norris et al.
    Pages 1-12

  3. Characterization of Two Kinds of Lactotransferrin (Lactoferrin) Receptors on Different Target Cells

    • Geneviève Spik, Dominique Legrand, Béatrice Leveugle, Joël Mazurier, Takashi Mikogami, Jean Montreuil et al.
    Pages 13-19

  4. Primary and Three-Dimensional Structure of Lactotransferrin (Lactoferrin) Glycans

    • Geneviève Spik, Bernadette Coddeville, Joël Mazurier, Yves Bourne, Christian Cambillaut, Jean Montreuil
    Pages 21-32

  5. Synergism and Substitution in the Lactoferrins

    • Andrew M. Brodie, Eric W. Ainscough, Edward N. Baker, Heather M. Baker, Musa S. Shongwe, Clyde A. Smith
    Pages 33-44

  6. Salt Effects on the Physical Properties of the Transferrins

    • N. Dennis Chasteen, John K. Grady, Robert C. Woodworth, Anne B. Mason
    Pages 45-52

  7. Interaction of Lactoferrin with Sequestered Transition Metal Ions

    • Tai-Tung Yip, T. William Hutchens
    Pages 53-60

  8. Bactericidal Activity of Different Forms of Lactoferrin

    • D. T. Akin, M. Q. Lu, S. J. Lu, S. Kendall, J. Rundegren, R. R. Arnold
    Pages 61-70

  9. The Effects of Lactoferrin on Gram-Negative Bacteria

    • Richard T. Ellison III
    Pages 71-90

  10. Faecal Flora in the Newborn

    • B. A. Wharton, S. E. Balmer, P. H. Scott
    Pages 91-98

  12. Study on the Binding of Lactotransferrin (Lactoferrin) to Human PHA-Activated Lymphocytes and Non-Activated Platelets

    • Joël Mazurier, Dominique Legrand, Béatrice Leveugle, Elisabeth Rochard, Jean Montreuil, Geneviève Spik
    Pages 111-119

  14. Lactoferrin and the Inflammatory Response

    • Roy D. Baynes, Werner R. Bezwoda
    Pages 133-141

  15. The Role of Lactoferrin as an Anti-Inflammatory Molecule

    • Bradley E. Britigan, Jonathan S. Serody, Myron S. Cohen
    Pages 143-156

  16. Interaction of Lactoferrin with Mononuclear and Colon Carcinoma Cells

    • Jeremy H. Brock, Maznah Ismail, Lourdes Sánchez
    Pages 157-169

  18. Maternal Lactoferrin in the Urine of Preterm Infants

    • Roger D. Knapp, T. William Hutchens
    Pages 177-181

  19. Lactoferrin Gene Promoter in Human and Mouse

    • Christina T. Teng
    Pages 183-196

  20. Lactoferrin cDNA

    • John W. Tweedie, Heather B. Bain, Catherine L. Day, H. Hale Nicholson, Paul E. Mead, Bhavwanti Sheth et al.
    Pages 197-208
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About this book

Lactoferrin is an intriguing protein with an interesting structure and several known or suggested biological activities. We feel that attention on this protein has been too limited and diffuse, partly because it has been "hidden" among other well-known iron-binding proteins such as hemoglobin, ferritin and transferrin, but also perhaps because its biological functions are so diverse. Investigators that focus on lactoferrin represent a wide variety of medical and scientific disciplines that do not usually come together. It was our intention to improve that situation with this symposium. In this book, experts from a variety of disciplines describe the present knowledge of the structural features of lactoferrin, its carbohydrate side chains and its capacity to bind different metal ions and anions. Several of the possible physiological functions of lactoferrin are described in detail, including the role of lactoferrin in bacterial killing, its involvement in growth and proliferation, in immune function and in iron absorption. Aspects of the molecular biology of lactoferrin and its specific interactions with different cell types are also included. Finally, as lactoferrin now has become commercially available in larger quantities, possible industrial applications are discussed. The book should give the interested reader a thorough insight into our present knowledge of lactoferrin.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

    T. William Hutchens, Bo Lönnerdal

  • Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Sylvia V. Rumball

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lactoferrin

  • Book Subtitle: Structure and Function

  • Editors: T. William Hutchens, Sylvia V. Rumball, Bo Lönnerdal

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2548-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44734-1Published: 28 February 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-6087-2Published: 28 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-2548-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 298

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Plant Sciences

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