Host-defense activities of cyclotides

Toxins

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-156

  Craik, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circular protein; Cyclic peptide; Cyclotide; Cystine knot; Insecticide; Kalata b1

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTIDE; PESTICIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; HOST RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PEST ORGANISM; PLANT DEFENSE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLOTIDES; CYSTINE KNOT MOTIFS; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PESTICIDES; PLANT PROTEINS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84857671453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins4020139     Document Type: Article

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