A novel amphipathic linear peptide with both insect toxicity and antimicrobial activity from the venom of the scorpion isometrus maculatus

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-369

  Miyashita, Masahiro ^a   Sakai, Atsushi ^a   Matsushita, Nobuto ^a   Hanai, Yosuke ^a   Nakagawa, Yoshiaki ^a   Miyagawa, Hisashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

helix; Amphipathic peptide; Antimicrobial activity; Insect toxicity; Scorpion toxin

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPATHIC; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOASSAY-GUIDED FRACTIONATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; INSECT TOXICITY; LINEAR PEPTIDES; NEUROTOXICITY; SCORPION VENOM; SEQUENCE SIMILARITY; TROPICAL REGIONS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOASSAY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; TOXICITY;

POLYPEPTIDES;

AMINO ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; PEPTIDE; SCORPION VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SCORPION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUTHIDAE; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 77249126426     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.90723     Document Type: Article

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