theromacin, leech

Preferred Label : theromacin, leech;

MeSH note : 75-amino acid cationic peptide containing 10 cysteine residues arranged in a disulfide array showing no similarities with other known antimicrobial peptides; isolated and characterized from the coelomic liquid of the leech Theromyzon tessulatum; exhibits activity directed against Gram-positive bacteria; GenBank AY434032;

MeSH synonym : theromacin, Theromyzon tessulatum;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C490018;

UMLS CUI

C1506427;

MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- antimicrobial cationic peptides [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- theromacin, leech [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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