Antimicrobial and hemolytic activities of crabrolin, a 13-residue peptide from the venom of the European hornet, Vespa crabro, and its analogs

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 88-93

  Krishnakumari, V ^a   Nagaraj, R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Crabrolin; Hemolysis; Vespa crabro

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030742194     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1997.tb01173.x     Document Type: Article

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