Evidence for the existence of insect defensin-like peptide in scorpion venom

IUBMB Life

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-61

  Zhu, Shunyi ^a   Li, Wenxin ^a   Jiang, Dahe ^a   Zeng, Xianchun ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Buthus martensii Karsch; Gene; Insect defensin; Scorpion

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CECROPIN B; CYSTEINE; DEFENSIN; DROSOCIN; GLYCINE; HELIOMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SAPACIN; SCORPION VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCORPION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DEFENSINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; SCORPION VENOMS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

BUTHUS MARTENSI;

EID: 0033789345     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540050176601     Document Type: Article

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