The structures of the frenatin peptides from the skin secretion of the giant tree frog Litoria infrafrenata

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-124

  Raftery, Mark J ^a   Waugh, Russell J ^a   Bowie, John H ^a   Wallace, John C ^a   Tyler, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Frogs; Neuropeptide; Peptides; Skin secretion

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA INFRAFRENATA;

PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FROGS AND TOADS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SECRETION; SKIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; SKIN;

EID: 0030089867     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1387(199603)2:2<117::AID-PSC60>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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