Hylins: bombinins H structurally related peptides from the skin secretion of the Brazilian tree-frog Hyla biobeba

Protein Pept Lett. 2005 Jan;12(1):89-93. doi: 10.2174/0929866053405977.

Abstract

Two hemolytic peptides were isolated from the skin secretion of the Brazilian Hylidae frog Hyla biobeba, using reversed-phase chromatographic procedures. Hylins b1 and b2 exhibit short linear polypeptide chains, a large number of hydrophobic residues, amidated C termini and hemolytic properties. These two novel peptides are the first examples of bombinins H-like peptides isolated from anurans species not related to Bombina species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amphibian Proteins / chemistry*
  • Amphibian Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Amphibian Proteins / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Anura* / metabolism
  • Hemolysin Proteins / chemistry*
  • Hemolysin Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Hemolysin Proteins / pharmacology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / isolation & purification
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Skin / chemistry
  • Skin / metabolism

Substances

  • Amphibian Proteins
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Peptides
  • hylin b1, Hyla biobeba
  • hylin b2, Hyla biobeba