Identification and characterisation of a novel antimicrobial polypeptide from the skin secretion of a Chinese frog (Rana chensinensis)

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 538-542

  Jin, Li L ^a,b   Song, Shu S ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   Chen, Yu H ^b   Wang, Qiu Y ^a   Hou, Sheng T ^c  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Developmental Biology   (China)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Frog skin secretion; Haemolytic activity; Rana chensinensis

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FAR RED LIGHT; FROG; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SECRETION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BODILY SECRETIONS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ERYTHROCYTES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RANIDAE; SKIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 64749100493     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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