Apolipophorin-III in Galleria mellonella potentiates hemolymph lytic activity

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 563-570

  Halwani, Adla E ^a   Dunphy, Gary B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apolipophorin III; Enterococcus faecalis; Galleria mellonella; Hemolymph; Lysozyme; Micrococcus lysodeikticus

Indexed keywords

APOLIPHORIN 3; LYMPH PROTEIN; LYSOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032754032     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(99)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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