Moricin, a novel type of antibacterial peptide isolated from the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 50, 1995, Pages 29923-29927

  Hara, Seiichi ^a   Yamakawa, Minoru ^b  

^a Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CECROPIN B; MORICIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; DRUG ISOLATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYMPH; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SILKWORM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIA; BOMBYX; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT HORMONES; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029609285     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.50.29923     Document Type: Article

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