Structural and biosafety
analysis of rtHLF4. (A) Percentage of
ferric ion saturation of lactoferrin and rtHLF4 (1, commercial lactoferrin;
2, flHLF; 3, rtHLF4; each group performed in triplicate). (B) Color
of recombinant lactoferrin (left) and rtHLF4 (right; samples prepared
at 0.1 mM). (C) Hemolytic assay of purified lactoferrin (maroon) and
rtHLF4 (orange) on human red blood cells (inset: hemolytic results
using the corresponding rtHLF4 concentrations; n =
10, positive control, 0.1 mg/mL indomethacin). (D) Size exclusion
chromatographic separation of flHLF (protein weight, 80 kDa) (arrows
indicate dimeric conformation of the isolated protein). (E) Size exclusion
separation of rtHLF4 (protein weight, 51 kDa; arrows indicate dimeric
and monomeric conformation of the isolated protein).