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Cecropins

Known as: Cecropins [Chemical/Ingredient], cecropin 
Antimicrobial peptides that form channels in membranes that are more permeable to anions than cations. They resemble MAGAININS, with their N-terminal… 
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2010
2010
In order to evaluate their antibacterial activities and toxicities, the cecropins–melittin hybrid antimicrobial peptide, CA(1-7… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
ABSTRACT Polymyxin B (PXB) and the cecropin A-melittin hybrid CA(1-8)M(1-18) (KWKLFKKIGIGAVLKVLTTGLPALIS-NH2) were compared for… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Triggering of RAW 264.7 cells with a cecropin A-melittin hybrid peptide (CA(1-8)M(1-18)) promoted a rapid rise in the… 
1995
1995
Cecropin B is a peptide of approximately 4 kDA which shows antimicrobial activityin vitro against Gram positive and Gram negative… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A synthetic antibody-binding part derived from protein A from Staphylococcus aureus was used as a fusion partner in a eukaryotic… 
1991
1991
A hybrid peptide of cecropin A and melittin was investigated by two-dimensional 1H-NMR at pH 5.8 in aqueous solution with 30% (by…