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Antimicrobials
New antimicrobials research reported from University of Colombo, Department of Chemistry
March 2nd, 2007
New research, "Evolutionary selective trends of insect/mosquito antimicrobial defensin peptides containing cysteine-stabilized alpha/beta motifs," is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Sri Lanka, "Insect defensins containing cysteine-stabilized alpha/beta motifs (Cs-alpha/beta defensin) are cationic, inducible antibacterial peptides involved in humoral defence against pathogens. To examine trends in molecular evolution of these antimicrobial peptides, sequences similar to the well-characterized Cs-alpha/beta defensin peptide of Anopheles gambiae, using six cysteine residues as landmarks, were retrieved from genomic and protein databases." ...
Source: Drug Week (2007-03-02)
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