Isolation, characterization and chemical synthesis of a new insect defensin from Chironomus plumosus (Diptera)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1059-1066

  Lauth, Xavier ^a   Nesin, Alexandr ^b   Briand, Jean Paul ^a   Roussel, Jean Pierre ^a   Hetru, Charles ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Antibacterial; Insect defensin; Insect immunity; Peptide synthesis

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; INSECT DEFENSIN A; INSECT DEFENSIN B; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INFECTION RESISTANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DEFENSINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; DIPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032421856     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(98)00101-5     Document Type: Article

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