A protease inhibitor of the Kunitz family from skin secretions of the tornato frog, Dyscophus guineti (Microhylidae)

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 961-964

  Conlon, J Michael ^a   Kim, Joseph B ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Antimicrobial peptide; Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor; Kunitz; Protease inhibitor; Skin secretions

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FROG; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; SKIN SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BOVINAE; DYSCOPHUS ANTONGILII; DYSCOPHUS GUINETI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROHYLIDAE;

EID: 0034731414     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4052     Document Type: Article

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