magainin 2 peptide, xenopus

Preferred Label : magainin 2 peptide, xenopus;

MeSH note : from skin of Xenopus laevis; 23-amino acid sequence given in first source; differs from magainin 1 by substitution of Lys instead of Gly at position 10 & Asn instead of Lys at position 22; also used to prevent development of malarial oocysts in mosquito vector; Z-12 is magainin 2 with Lys and Phe residues replaced with their respective D-isomers; homologue of the Xenopus laevis cement; GenBank AF004262 (mouse), AF007791, AF038451-2 (human);

MeSH synonym : magainin II, Xenopus; magainin 2, Xenopus; magainin-2, Xenopus;

Registry Number MeSH : 108433-95-0;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C053301;

UMLS CUI

C1448564;

MeSH indexing information
- xenopus laevis [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- magainins [MeSH Descriptor]
- xenopus proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
Pharmacological action(s)
- anti-infective agents [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- magainin 2 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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