Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides in Penaeid Shrimp

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 487-505

  Tassanakajon, Anchalee ^a   Amparyup, Piti ^a,b   Somboonwiwat, Kunlaya ^a   Supungul, Premruethai ^a,b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti lipopolysaccharide factor; Antimicrobial peptides; Crustin; Penaeid shrimp; Penaeidin

Indexed keywords

ANTI-LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE FACTOR; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; CRUSTIN; PENAEID SHRIMPS; PENAEIDIN;

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIA; DISEASE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION;

PEPTIDES;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHRIMP CULTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENAEIDAE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENAEIDAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 77957750194     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9288-9     Document Type: Review

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