Primary structures of skin antimicrobial peptides indicate a close, but not conspecific, phylogenetic relationship between the leopard frogs Lithobates onca and Lithobates yavapaiensis (Ranidae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-317

  Conlon, J Michael ^a   Coquet, Laurent ^b   Leprince, Jérôme ^b   Jouenne, Thierry ^b   Vaudry, Hubert ^b   King, Jay D ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c Rare Species Conservatory Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Brevinin 1; Frog skin; Ranatuerin 2; Temporin

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RANATUERIN; TEMPORIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FROG; HEMOLYSIS; LC 50; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SECRETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANURA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LITHOBATES; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA ONCA; RANIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 75349113814     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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