Characterization of antimicrobial peptides isolated from the skin of the Chinese frog, Rana dybowskii

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-178

  Jin, Li Li ^a,b   Li, Qiang ^a   Song, Shu Sen ^a   Feng, Kai ^a   Zhang, Dian Bao ^a   Wang, Qiu Yu ^a   Chen, Yu Hua ^b  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; ESI MS MS; Novel antimicrobial peptides; Rana dybowskii; Sequence analysis; Skin secretions

Indexed keywords

BREVININ 1CDYA; BREVININ 1CDYB; BREVININ 1CDYD; BREVININ 2CDYA; BREVININ 2CDYB; DYBOWSKIN 1CDYA; DYBOWSKIN 2CDYA; DYBOWSKIN 2CDYB; JAPONICIN 1CYA; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEMPORIN CDYB; TEMPORIN CDYC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FROG; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANA DYBOWSKII; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN SECRETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA DYBOWSKII;

EID: 67651111806     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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