Two novel insect defensins from larvae of the cupreous chafer, Anomala cuprea: Purification, amino acid sequences and antibacterial activity

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-84

  Yamauchi, H ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Anomala cuprea; Antibacterial activity; Innate immunity; Insect defensin; Xenorhabdus japonicus

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEFENSIN; DEFENSIN A, ANOMALA CUPREA; DEFENSIN B, ANOMALA CUPREA; INSECT DEFENSIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYMPH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INSECT; LARVA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; XENORHABDUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BEETLES; DEFENSINS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LARVA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ANOMALA CUPREA; COLEOPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; XENORHABDUS JAPONICA;

EID: 0035188597     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(01)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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