In-silico homology modeling of three isoforms of insect defensins from the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Linn., 1762)

Journal of Molecular Modeling

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 507-514

  Dhananjeyan, K J ^a   Sivaperumal, R ^b   Paramasivan, R ^a   Thenmozhi, V ^a   Tyagi, B K ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Defensins; Homology modeling; Modeller; Procheck

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; DEFENSIN A; DEFENSIN B; DEFENSIN C; INSECT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DISEASE CONTROL; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DEFENSINS; DENGUE; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DENGUE VIRUS GROUP; HEXAPODA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 63249126030     PISSN: 16102940     EISSN: 09485023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00894-008-0408-7     Document Type: Article

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