NOVEL METALLOPROTEIN AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME AND PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CORNEAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES COMPRISING SAID METALLOPROTEIN
The present invention provides: a novel metalloprotein i.e. selenium lactoferrin； and a process for producing the metalloprotein. Selenium lactoferrin according to the present invention can be produced suitably by adding a selenium salt to a solution containing lactoferrin and/or apolactoferrin and then subjecting the resultant mixed solution to dialysis or ultrafiltration. Selenium lactoferrin according to the present invention has an excellent therapeutic effect on corneal and conjunctival diseases and is suitable for mass production on an industrial scale.
