Purification and cDNA cloning of Luxuriosin, a novel antibacterial peptide with Kunitz domain from the Longicorn Beetle, Acalolepta luxuriosa

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1722, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-42

  Ueda, Kenjiro ^a   Saito, Ayaka ^a   Imamura, Morikazu ^b   Miura, Nami ^a   Atsumi, Shogo ^a   Tabunoki, Hiroko ^a   Watanabe, Ayako ^a   Kitami, Madoka ^a   Sato, Ryoichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acalolepta luxuriosa; Antibacterial peptide; Antifungal peptide; Antimicrobial peptide; Insect immunity; Kunitz

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LUXURIOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PURIFICATION; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMOLYMPH; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RICE BLAST;

ACALOLEPTA LUXURIOSA; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; INSECTA; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 13544269348     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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