Detection and partial characterisation of an antimicrobial peptide (littorein) from the marine gastropod Littorina littorea

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Aug;34(2):188-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.02.016. Epub 2009 Apr 7.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / isolation & purification*
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Gastropoda / chemistry*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Isoelectric Point
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Weight
  • Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Viruses / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Peptide Hydrolases