Viresin. A novel antibacterial protein from immune hemolymph of Heliothis virescens pupae

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 677-683

  Chung, Kyung T ^b   Ourth, Donald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibacterial protein; Heliothis virescens; Immune response; Viresin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CECROPIN; LYSOZYME; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRESIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PUPA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033980692     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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