cecropin A - CISMeF

Preferred Label : cecropin A;

MeSH note : from cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia; small basic protein; has potent antibacterial activity against E coli & other Gram-negative bacteria; structure given in first source; also prevents development of malarial oocysts in mosquito vector;

CISMeF synonym : cecA1 protein, drosophila; cecA2 protein, drosophila;

MeSH hyponym : dsim protein, Drosophila; cecropin A1 protein, Drosophila; dyak protein, Drosophila; cecropin A2 protein, Drosphila;

MeSH CAS label : cecropin A;

Registry Number MeSH : 80451-04-3;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C031161;

UMLS CUI

C0054988;

MeSH indexing information
- anti-infective agents [MeSH Descriptor]
- anti-inflammatory agents, non-steroidal [MeSH Descriptor]
- antimalarials [MeSH Descriptor]
- antiprotozoal agents [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- antimicrobial cationic peptides [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- cecA1 protein, drosophila [MeSH concept]
- cecA2 protein, drosophila [MeSH concept]
- cecropin A [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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