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Heterologous Expression of Biologically Active Porcine Lactoferrin in Pichia Pastoris Yeast

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Abbreviations

LF:

lactoferrin

hLF:

human lactoferrin

bLF:

bovine lactoferrin

rpLF:

recombinant porcine lactoferrin

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  1. Department of Veterinary Science and Technology for Food Safety, University of Milan, Italy

    C. Pecorini, E. Fusi & A. Baldi

  2. Biotechnology Institute BTC, Institute of S. Michele all'Adige (ISMAA), Italy

    F. Savazzini

  3. Department of Animal Pathology, Hygiene and Public Health, Microbiology and Immunology, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, University of Milan, Italy

    P. A. Martino

  4. Institute of Botany and Plant Genetics, University of Piacenza, Italy

    C. Fogher

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Pecorini, C., Savazzini, F., Martino, P.A. et al. Heterologous Expression of Biologically Active Porcine Lactoferrin in Pichia Pastoris Yeast. Vet Res Commun 29 (Suppl 2), 379–382 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-005-0086-1

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