Lactoferrin

1）product description

Lactoferrin is one of the components of the immune system of the body; it has antimicrobial activity (bacteriocide, fungicide) and is part of the innate defense, mainly at mucoses. In particular, lactoferrin provides antibacterial activity to human infants. Lactoferrin interacts with DNA and RNA, polysaccharides and heparin, and shows some of its biological functions in complexes with these ligands.

2）Function & Application

There are many products containing lactoferrin on the market, including yogurt, skimmed milk, health food and fermented dairy products. It has been confirmed in clinical and animal tests that these lactoferrin-containing products are very beneficial to health. It is popular in Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions to add lactoferrin to fermented dairy products, baby food, soy protein products, and meat products to supplement lactoferrin, enhance the body's immunity, and prevent the body from contracting viral colds and intestinal infections.