A novel synthetic peptide from a tomato defensin exhibits antibacterial activities against Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 755-762

  Rigano, M M ^a,b   Romanelli, A ^a   Fulgione, A ^a,b   Nocerino, N ^a,b   D'Agostino, N ^c   Avitabile, C ^a   Frusciante, L ^a   Barone, A ^a,b   Capuano, F ^d   Capparelli, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Animal Production Sciences   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d CRA ORT Agricultural Research Council Research Centre for Vegetable Crops ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Defensin; Helicobacter pylori; Tomato

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOMATO; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DEFENSINS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84869227246     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.2462     Document Type: Article

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