The preparation and characterization of an antimicrobial polypeptide from the loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 235-242

  Dong, X Z ^a   Xu, H B ^a   Huang, K X ^a   Liou, Q ^a   Zhou, J ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial polypeptide; Characterization; Loach; Misgurnus anguillicaudatus; Preparation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYMENOPHYSA CURTA; MISGURNUS; MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYPRINIFORMES; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CYPRINIFORMES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; PEPTIDES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 0036421179     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(02)00514-4     Document Type: Article

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