▁with ▁another ▁protein , ▁try ps in . ▁A ▁mechanism ▁of ▁the ▁ant im icro b ial ▁action ▁of ▁la ct o fer rin ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁as ▁la ct o fer rin ▁targets ▁H + - AT P ase ▁and ▁inter fer es ▁with ▁pro ton ▁trans location ▁in ▁the ▁cell ▁memb rane , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁le th al ▁effect ▁in ▁vit ro . ▁ ▁L act o fer rin ▁prevents ▁the ▁attachment ▁of ▁H . ▁p yl ori ▁in ▁the ▁st om ach , ▁which ▁in ▁turn , ▁a ids ▁in ▁reducing ▁dig est ive ▁system ▁dis orders . ▁B ov ine ▁la ct o fer rin ▁has ▁more ▁activity ▁against ▁H . ▁p yl ori ▁than ▁human ▁la ct o fer rin . ▁ ▁Ant iv iral ▁activity ▁L act o fer rin ▁in ▁sufficient ▁strength ▁example ; - ▁ 2 ▁gr ams ▁or al ▁caps ule ▁daily ▁acts , ▁mostly ▁in ▁v ivo , ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁human ▁and ▁animal ▁vir uses ▁based ▁on ▁DNA ▁and ▁R NA ▁genom es , ▁including ▁the ▁her pes ▁simple x ▁virus ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 , ▁c yt om eg al ov irus , ▁H IV , ▁he pat itis ▁C ▁virus , ▁h ant av ir uses , ▁rot av ir uses , ▁pol i ov irus ▁type ▁ 1 , ▁human ▁resp ir atory ▁syn cy t ial ▁virus , ▁mur ine ▁le uk emia ▁vir uses ▁and ▁May aro ▁virus . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁studied