Two peptides, TsAP-1 and TsAP-2, from the venom of the Brazilian yellow scorpion, Tityus serrulatus: Evaluation of their antimicrobial and anticancer activities

Biochimie

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1784-1794

  Guo, Xiaoxiao ^a   Ma, Chengbang ^a   Du, Qiang ^a   Wei, Ran ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Zhou, Mei ^a   Chen, Tianbao ^a   Shaw, Chris ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Molecular cloning; Peptide; Scorpion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AP 1 PEPTIDE; AP 2 PEPTIDE; LYSINE; SCORPION VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SCORPION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; POSIBACTERIA; SCORPIONES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 84881183032     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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