Current Status and Future Prospects of Bovine Lactoferricin

Bovine lactoferricin(LfcinB) is a 25-residue peptide with highly effective,broad-spectrum antimicrobial generated by pepsin digestion of bovine lactoferin.LfcinB has revealed huge potential in the medicinal,food additive,and feed industries as a new type of antimicrobial peptide.This review presents its important structural features,physicochemical properties,biological function,mechanism of action and future prospects in detail.In addition,the recent advances in the research on its derivatives are also summarized.