Three novel antimicrobial peptides from the skin of the Indian bronzed frog Hylarana temporalis (Anura: Ranidae)

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 342-347

  Reshmy, V ^a   Preeji, V ^a   Parvin, A ^a   Santhoshkumar, K ^a   George, S ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Brevinin 1TEa; Brevinin 2TEa; Brevinin 2TEb; Hylarana temporalis

Indexed keywords

BREVININ 1TEA; BREVININ 2TEA; BREVININ 2TEB; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FROG; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYSIS; HYLARANA TEMPORALIS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANURA; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYDROPHYLAX (FROG); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RANIDAE;

EID: 79953795666     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1363     Document Type: Article

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