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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Biopharming of Lactoferrin: Current Strategies and Future Prospects.

Rajaravindra Konadaka Sri, Parthasarathi Balasamudram Chandrasekhar, Architha Sirisilla, Qudrathulla Khan Quadri Mohammed, Thejasri Jakkoju, Rajith Reddy Bheemreddy, Tarun Kumar Bhattacharya, Rajkumar Ullengala, Rudra Nath Chatterjee

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rajaravindra Konadaka SriICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.
Parthasarathi Balasamudram ChandrasekharICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1241-4599
Architha SirisillaICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.
Qudrathulla Khan Quadri MohammedICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.
Thejasri JakkojuICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.ORCID 0009-0003-7433-9533
Rajith Reddy BheemreddyICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.ORCID 0009-0009-8542-7727
Tarun Kumar BhattacharyaICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar 125001, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4502-1852
Rajkumar UllengalaICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.
Rudra Nath ChatterjeeICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad 500030, India.

Funding

Department of Biotechnology BT/PR40874/AAQ/1/807/2020; Dt.10.03.2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lactoferrin (LF) is an 80 kDa iron-binding glycoprotein primarily found in milk, saliva, tears, and nasal secretions. LF is well known for its antibacterial and immunomodulatory effects. However, the extraction of LF from milk is inadequate for large-scale therapeutic applications, presenting a challenge for economic mass production. Recombinant protein expression systems offer a solution to overcome this challenge and efficient production of LF. This review discusses recent progress in the translational research of LF gene transfer and biopharming, focusing on different expression systems such as bacteria, yeast, filamentous fungi, transgenic crops, and animals as well as purification methods. The optimization of expression yields, prospects for genetic engineering, and biotechnology to enhance LF production for biomedical applications are emphasized. This review systematically sourced the literature from 1987 to 2025 from leading scientific databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Despite ongoing debates, progress in this field indicates a viable path towards the effective use of LF in therapeutic settings.

Indexed as

biopharminglactoferrinmammalian cell linemicrobial expressionproduction strategiestherapeutic protein expressiontransgenic animalstransgenic crops

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PMID40871044
PMCPMC12389311

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