Novel antimicrobial cruzioseptin peptides extracted from the splendid leaf frog, Cruziohyla calcarifer

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute part of a broad range of bioactive compounds present on diverse organisms, including frogs. Peptides, produced in the granular glands of amphibian skin, constitute a component of their innate immune response, providing protection against pathogenic microorgan...

• Autor principal: Cuesta, Sebastian A. (author)
• Outros Autores: Morales, Felipe (author), Pilaquinga, Fernanda (author), Morán Marcillo, Giovanna (author), Proaño Bolaños, Carolina (author), Blasco Zúñiga, Ailín (author), Rivera, Miryan (author), Meneses, Lorena (author)
• Formato: article
• Publicado em: 2021
• Assuntos: Cruzioseptins; Antimicrobial peptides; Amphibians skin secretion; Molecular cloning; Molecular docking; Cruziohyla calcarifer
• Acesso em linha: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-021-02986-w; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/461