Molecular and functional characterization of a c-type lysozyme from the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wang, Wen Xian ^a   Wang, Yi Peng ^b,f   Deng, Xiao Juan ^a   Dang, Xiang Li ^c   Tian, Jin Huan ^d   Yi, Hui Yu ^a   Li, Yi Feng ^a   He, Xiao Fang ^a   Cao, Yang ^a   Xia, Qing You ^e   Lai, Ren ^b   Wen, Shuo Yang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c Zhejiang Institution of Subtropical Crops   (China)

^d JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Charged residue; Expression pattern; Hydrophobic residue; OstrinLysC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA; NEGIBACTERIA; OSTRINIA FURNACALIS; POSIBACTERIA; PYRALIDAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LYSOZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOLYMPH; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; MURAMIDASE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67649531668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.009.1701     Document Type: Article

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