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Dyrda-Terniuk T, Pomastowski P. The Multifaceted Roles of Bovine Lactoferrin: Molecular Structure, Isolation Methods, Analytical Characteristics, and Biological Properties. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:20500-20531. [PMID: 38091520 PMCID: PMC10755757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
Abstract
Bovine lactoferrin (bLF) is widely known as an iron-binding glycoprotein from the transferrin family. The bLF molecule exhibits a broad spectrum of biological activity, including iron delivery, antimicrobial, antiviral, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antitumor, and prebiotic functions, thereby making it one of the most valuable representatives for biomedical applications. Remarkably, LF functionality might completely differ in dependence on the iron saturation state and glycosylation patterns. Recently, a violently growing demand for bLF production has been observed, mostly for infant formulas, dietary supplements, and functional food formulations. Unfortunately, one of the reasons that inhibit the development of the bLF market and widespread protein implementation is related to its negligible amount in both major sources─colostrum and mature milk. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the significance of bLF research by delineating the key structural characteristics of the protein and elucidating their impact on its physicochemical and biological properties. Progress in the development of optimal isolation techniques for bLF is critically assessed, alongside the challenges that arise during its production. Furthermore, this paper presents a curated list of the most relevant instrumental techniques for the characterization of bLF. Lastly, it discusses the prospective applications and future directions for bLF-based formulations, highlighting their potential in various fields.
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- Tetiana Dyrda-Terniuk
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary
Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University
in Toruń, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary
Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University
in Toruń, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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Determination of Lactoferrin in Camel Milk by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Using an Isotope-Labeled Winged Peptide as Internal Standard. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24224199. [PMID: 31752401 PMCID: PMC6891602 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of lactoferrin in camel milk based on the signature peptide. The camel lactoferrin was purified by heparin affinity chromatography and then used to screen tryptic signature peptides. The signature peptide was selected on the basis of sequence database search and identified from the tryptic hydrolysates of purified camel lactoferrin by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. The pretreatment procedures included the addition of isotope-labeled winged peptide and the disposal of lipids and caseins followed by an enzymatic digestion with trypsin. Analytes were separated on an Acquity UPLC BEH 300 C18 column and then detected on a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer in 7 min. The limits of detection and quantification were 3.8 mg kg−1 and 11 mg kg−1, respectively. The recoveries ranged from 74.5% to 103.6%, with relative standard deviations below 7.7%. The validated method was applied to determine the lactoferrin in ten samples collected from Xinjiang Province.
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Sirkisoon LR, Makamba HC, Saito S, Colyer CL. Carbon Dot-Mediated Capillary Electrophoresis Separations of Metallated and Demetallated Forms of Transferrin Protein. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24101916. [PMID: 31109034 PMCID: PMC6571678 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24101916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Carbon dots (CDs) are fluorescent nanomaterials used extensively in bioimaging, biosensing and biomedicine. This is due in large part to their biocompatibility, photostability, lower toxicity, and lower cost, compared to inorganic quantum dots or organic dyes. However, little is known about the utility of CDs as separation adjuvants in capillary electrophoresis (CE) separations. CDs were synthesized in-house according to a ‘bottom-up’ method from citric acid or other simple carbon precursors. To demonstrate the applicability of CDs as separation adjuvants, mixtures of holo- (metallated) and apo- (demetallated) forms of transferrin (Tf, an iron transport protein) were analyzed. In the absence of CDs, the proteins were not resolved by a simple CE method; however, upon addition of CDs to the separation buffer, multiple forms of Tf were resolved indicating that CDs are valuable tools to facilitate the separation of analytes by CE. CE parameters including sample preparation, buffer identity, ionic strength, pH, capillary inside diameter, and temperature were optimized. The results suggest that dots synthesized from citric acid provide the best resolution of various different forms of Tf and that CDs are versatile and promising tools to improve current electrophoretic separation methods, especially for metalloprotein analysis.
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- Leona R Sirkisoon
- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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- Razzberry Inc., 5 Science Park, Unit 2E9, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
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Śpiewak K, Majka G, Pilarczyk- Żurek M, Nowak PM, Woźniakiewicz M, Pietrzyk P, Korzeniak T, Stochel-Gaudyn A, Fyderek K, Strus M, Brindell M. Mn 3+ -saturated bovine lactoferrin as a new complex with potential prebiotic activities for dysbiosis treatment and prevention – On the synthesis, chemical characterization and origin of biological activity. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Caslavska J, Thormann W. Monitoring of transferrin isoforms in biological samples by capillary electrophoresis. J Sep Sci 2017; 41:303-322. [PMID: 28885776 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201700914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Work dealing with the monitoring of transferrin isoforms in human serum and other body fluids by capillary electrophoresis is reviewed. It comprises capillary zone electrophoresis and capillary isoelectric focusing efforts that led to the exploration and use of assays for the determination of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin as a marker for excessive alcohol intake, genetic variants of transferrin, congenital disorders of glycosylation and β-2-transferrin, which is a marker for cerebrospinal fluid leakage. This paper provides insight into the development, specifications, strengths, weaknesses, and routine use of the currently known capillary electrophoresis based assays suitable to detect transferrin isoforms in body fluids. The achievements reached so far indicate that capillary zone electrophoresis is an attractive technology to monitor the molecular forms of transferrin in biological specimens as the assays do not require an elaborate sample pretreatment and thus can be fully automated for high-throughput analyses on multicapillary instruments. Assays based on capillary isoelectric focusing are less attractive. They require immunoextraction of transferrin from the biological matrix and mobilization after focusing if instrumentation with a whole-column imaging detector is not available. Interactions of the carrier ampholytes with the iron of transferrin may prevent iron saturation and thus provide more complicated isoform patterns.
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- Jitka Caslavska
- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Selection of possible signature peptides for the detection of bovine lactoferrin in infant formulas by LC-MS/MS. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184152. [PMID: 28926582 PMCID: PMC5604936 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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An LC-MS/MS assay based on a signature peptide was developed and fully validated for the quantitation of bovine lactoferrin in infant formulas. Three unreported signature peptides were derived and identified from the tryptic peptides of bovine lactoferrin. The peptide ETTVFENLPEK was used for quantification based on assay performance. The blank matrix camel milk powder and bovine lactoferrin protein standards were mixed and spiked with stable isotope-labeled internal standard to establish a calibration curve. The established method was extensively validated by determining the linearity (R2 > 0.999), sensitivity (limit of quantitation, 0.16 mg/100 g), recovery (83.1–91.6%), precision (RSD < 5.4%) and repeatability (RSD < 7.7%). To validate the applicability of the method, four different brands of infant formulas in China were analysed. The acquired contents of bovine lactoferrin were 52.60–150.56 mg/100 g.
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Caslavska J, Lanz C, Burda P, Tobler M, Thormann W. Analysis of genetic variants of transferrin in human serum after desialylation by capillary zone electrophoresis and capillary isoelectric focusing. J Sep Sci 2017; 40:2488-2497. [PMID: 28371325 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201700211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis analysis of transferrin in human serum is used to assess genetic variants after desialylation with neuraminidase and iron saturation to reduce the complexity of the transferrin pattern and thus facilitate the recognition of transferrin polymorphisms. Asialo-transferrin forms are analyzed by capillary zone electrophoresis using assay conditions as for the monitoring of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin or by capillary isoelectric focusing in a pH 5-8 gradient which requires immunoextraction of transferrin prior to analysis. With the carrier ampholytes used, peaks for iron saturated and iron depleted transferrin are monitored which indicates complexation of iron ions by carrier ampholytes. For BC, CD, and BD genetic variants, the expected peaks for B, C, and D forms of transferrin were detected with both methods. Monitoring of CC patterns revealed three cases, namely those producing double peaks in both methods, a double peak in capillary isoelectric focusing only and a double peak in capillary zone electrophoresis only. For all samples analyzed, data obtained by capillary isoelectric focusing could be confirmed with gel isoelectric focusing. The two capillary electrophoresis methods are shown to represent effective tools to assess unusual transferrin patterns, including genetic variants with dissimilar abundances of the two forms.
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- Jitka Caslavska
- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Metabolism, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Metabolism, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Nowak PM, Śpiewak K, Woźniakiewicz M, Kościelniak P. Minimizing the impact of Joule heating as a prerequisite for the reliable analysis of metal‐protein complexes by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1495:83-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nowak PM, Woźniakiewicz M, Garnysz M, Kościelniak P. A comparative study of various physicochemically modified capillaries used in CE technique for the three distinct analytical purposes. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1020:134-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nowak P, Śpiewak K, Nowak J, Brindell M, Woźniakiewicz M, Stochel G, Kościelniak P. Selective separation of ferric and non-ferric forms of human transferrin by capillary micellar electrokinetic chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1341:73-8. [PMID: 24690308 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The previously published method allowing the separation of non-ferric (iron-free) and ferric (iron-saturated) forms of human serum transferrin via capillary electrophoresis has been further developed. Using a surface response methodology and a three-factorial Doehlert design we have established a new optimized running buffer composition: 50mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.5, 22.5% (v/v) methanol, 17.5mM SDS. As a result, two previously unobserved monoferric forms of protein have been separated and identified, moreover, the loss of ferric ions from transferrin during electrophoretic separation has been considerably reduced by methanol, and the method selectivity has been yet increased resulting in a total separation of proteins exerting only subtle or none difference in mass-to-charge ratio. The new method has allowed us to monitor the gradual iron saturation of transferrin by mixing the iron-free form of protein with the buffers with different concentrations of ferric ions. It revealed continuously changing contribution of monoferric forms, characterized by different affinities of two existing iron binding sites on N- and C-lobes of protein, respectively. Afterwards, the similar experiment has been conducted on-line, i.e. inside the capillary, comparing the effectiveness of two possible modes of the reactant zones mixing: diffusion mediated and electrophoretically mediated ones. Finally, the total time of separation has been decreased down to 4min, taking the advantage from a short-end injection strategy and maintaining excellent selectivity.
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- Paweł Nowak
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kraków, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kraków, Poland
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