Cloning of cDNAs encoding new peptides of the dermaseptin-family

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1388, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 279-283

  Wechselberger, Christian ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic peptide; cDNA cloning; Dermaseptin; Phyllomedusinae; Skin secretion

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DERMASEPTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; FROG; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

AGALYCHNIS ANNAE; ANURA; PACHYMEDUSA DACNICOLOR; PHYLLOMEDUSA BICOLOR; PHYLLOMEDUSA SAUVAGEI; PHYLLOMEDUSINAE;

EID: 0032517308     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(98)00202-7     Document Type: Article

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