An anionic antimicrobial peptide from toad Bombina maxima

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 796-799

  Lai, Ren ^a   Liu, Hen ^a   Hui Lee, Wen ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anionic antimicrobial peptide; Bombina maxima; Cationic antimicrobial peptide; cDNA clone; Maximin H

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAGNESIUM ION; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE MAXIMIN 3; PEPTIDE MAXIMIN H5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOAD;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANURA; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ERYTHROCYTES; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBINA; BOMBINA MAXIMA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036375765     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)00762-3     Document Type: Article

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