Limnonectins: A new class of antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretion of the Fujian large-headed frog (Limnonectes fujianensis)

Biochimie

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 981-987

  Wu, Youjia ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Zhou, Mei ^a   Ma, Chengbang ^a   Chen, Xiaole ^a   Bai, Bing ^a   Chen, Tianbao ^a   Shaw, Chris ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Antimicrobial; Molecular cloning; Peptide

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIMNONECTIN; LIMNONECTIN 1FA; LIMNONECTIN 1FB; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RANIDAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LIMNONECTES FUJIANENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 79955059400     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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