Molecular characterization of ceratotoxin C, a novel antibacterial female-specific peptide of the ceratotoxin family from the medfly Ceratitis capitata

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 330-337

  Rosetto, Marco ^a   Manetti, Andrea G O ^a   Giordano, Piero C ^b   Marri, Laura ^a   Amons, Reinout ^b   Baldari, Cosima T ^a   Marchini, Daniela ^a   Dallai, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide; Ceratotoxin; Insect immunity; Medfly; Sex specific peptides

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CERATOTOXIN A; CERATOTOXIN C; INSECT VENOM; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; GEL FILTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSECT; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIPTERA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; INSECTA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029858808     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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