Molecular cloning of cDNAs encoding antimicrobial peptide precursors from the skin of the Chinese Brown Frog, Rana chensinensis

Zoological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-226

  Shang, Dejing ^a   Yu, Fenghui ^a   Li, Junfeng ^a   Zheng, Junjie ^b   Zhang, Lifang ^a   Li, Yang ^a  

^a LIAONING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Research and Development Center   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Clone; Cytotoxic; Rana chensinensis; Skin peptide

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FROG; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SKIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RANIDAE; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACILLUS CEREUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; RANA CHENSINENSIS;

EID: 65949110363     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.220     Document Type: Article

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