magainin 1 peptide, xenopus

Preferred Label : magainin 1 peptide, xenopus;

MeSH note : from skin of Xenopus laevis; 23-amino acid peptide; amino acid sequence given in first source; differs from magainin 2 by substitution of Gly instead of Lys at position 10 & Lys instead of Asn at position 22; also used to prevent development of malarial oocysts in mosquito vector;

MeSH synonym : magainin 1, Xenopus;

Registry Number MeSH : 108433-99-4;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C053300;

UMLS CUI

C1448563;

MeSH indexing information
- xenopus laevis [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- antimicrobial cationic peptides [MeSH Descriptor]
- xenopus proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
Pharmacological action(s)
- antimalarials [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- magainin 1 peptide, xenopus [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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