Host-defense peptides isolated from the skin secretions of the Northern red-legged frog Rana aurora aurora

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-90

  Conlon, J Michael ^a   Sonnevend, Agnes ^a   Davidson, Carlos ^b   Demandt, Anni ^c   Jouenne, Thierry ^d  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Brevinin 1; Frog skin; HC50, concentration producing 50 hemolysis; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; Phylogeny; Ranatuerin 2; Temporin

Indexed keywords

BREVININ 1; PEPTIDE; RANATUERIN 2; TEMPORIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYSIS; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANURA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RANA AURORA; RANA AURORA AURORA; RANA BOYLII; RANA LUTEIVENTRIS;

EID: 4344710178     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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