First report of a glutamine-rich antifungal peptide with immunomodulatory and antiproliferative activities from family Amaryllidaceae

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 167-173

  Chu, Kin Tak ^a   Ng, Tzi Bun ^a  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Antifungal; Glutamine rich; Immunomodulatory

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHYMOTRYPSIN; GLUTAMINE; NARTAZIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE K; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PURIFICATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NARCISSUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CATTLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FUNGI; GLUTAMINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LILIACEAE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; RABBITS; SPLEEN;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; BOVINAE; FUNGI; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS PSEUDONARCISSUS; NARCISSUS TAZETTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 7444247315     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.013     Document Type: Article

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