Antimicrobial and cytolytic peptides of venomous arthropods

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2651-2668

  Kuhn Nentwig, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Arthropods; Cytolytic peptides; Synergism; Venom

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN; PEPTIDE; VENOM;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD; CYTOLYSIS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; ARTHROPODS; CYTOTOXINS; HEMOLYMPH;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 0347991711     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-003-3106-8     Document Type: Review

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