Characterization and cDNA cloning of a defensin-like peptide, harmoniasin, from Harmonia axyridis

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1588-1590

  Kim, In Woo ^a   Lee, Joon Ha ^a   Park, Ha Yan ^a   Kwon, Young Nam ^a   Yun, Eun Young ^a   Nam, Sung Hee ^a   Kim, Seong Ryul ^a   Ahn, Mi Young ^a   Hwang, Jae Sam ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antimicrobial peptide; Defensin; Harmonia axyridis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HAA4 PEPTIDE; HARMONIASIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELITTIN; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEMOLYSIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BEETLES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEFENSINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84868034326     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1206.06064     Document Type: Article

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