Lactoferrin supplement
Lactoferrin (or lactotransferrin) is an antimicrobial and iron-carrying glycoprotein, widely used for its immunomodulatory, anti-infective, antiviral and promoting properties of a correct intestinal ecology. Its antimicrobial properties are mainly due to the ability to bind iron, subtracting it from the metabolism of those bacterial species that depend on it for their multiplication and adhesion to the intestinal mucosa. Lactoferrin also has a direct antibacterial (bactericidal) action, thanks to the ability to damage the outer layers of the cell membrane...