Epinecidin-1, an antimicrobial peptide from fish (Epinephelus coioides) which has an antitumor effect like lytic peptides in human fibrosarcoma cells

Peptides

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-290

  Lin, Wei Ju ^a   Chien, Yi Lun ^a   Pan, Chia Yu ^a   Lin, Tai Lang ^a   Chen, Jyh Yih ^a,b   Chiu, Shu Jun ^c   Hui, Cho Fat ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epinecidin 1; Lytic peptide; Tumor cell inhibition

Indexed keywords

EPINECIDIN 1; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FIBROSARCOMA; FISH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INDOLES; PERCIFORMES;

EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 58149483523     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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