Antimicrobial peptides from the marine fishes

Research Journal of Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-156

  Ravichandran, S ^a   Kumaravel, K ^a   Rameshkumar, G ^a   Ajithkumar, T T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Bacteria; Immunity; Marine fishes; Mucous

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLLANTHIONINE; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE HSDF; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LCRP; BACTENECIN; CATHELICIDIN; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; DEHYDROALANINE; DEHYDROBUTYRINE; DROSOMYCIN; GRAMICIDIN DERIVATIVE; HAGFISH INTESTINAL ATLANTIC HAGFISH ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; HEPCIDIN; HISTATIN; INDOLICIDIN; LACTOFERRICIN B; LANTHIONINE; LEUCOCIN A; MAGAININ DERIVATIVE; MISGURIN; NISIN; PARASIN 1; PARDAXIN; PISCIDIN; PLEUROCIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PR 39; PROTEGRIN; TACHYPLESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG MECHANISM; FISH; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRACELLULAR BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78951492044     PISSN: 19947909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rji.2010.146.156     Document Type: Article

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