talactoferrin

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Noun

talactoferrin (uncountable)

1. A recombinant human lactoferrin produced by the fungus Aspergillus niger or its close relatives that has potential antineoplastic and immunomodulating activities
   • 2015 August 20, Lukas Martin et al., “Antimicrobial Peptides in Human Sepsis”, in Frontiers in Immunology‎^[1], volume 6, →DOI:

     Areas other than sepsis are currently the subjects of ongoing clinical studies to control inflammation; for example, talactoferrin, which failed in sepsis therapy (NCT01273779), is now being investigated in cancer studies (NCT00706862).