Novel antimicrobial peptides identified from an endoparasitic wasp cDNA library

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Shen, Xiaojing ^a   Ye, Gongyin ^a   Cheng, Xiongying ^b   Yu, Chunyan ^c   Yao, Hongwei ^a   Hu, Cui ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Vitegen LLC   (United States)

^c Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; cDNA library; Endoparasitic wasp; Insect defense; P. puparum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DYE; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; INSECT PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM PEPTIDE 102; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM PEPTIDE 113; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM PEPTIDE 13; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASP;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; WASPS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; NEGIBACTERIA; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM;

EID: 74749090907     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1195     Document Type: Article

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