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9672756

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
By combination of size exclusion and reversed-phase chromatography, we have isolated a novel member of insect defensin-type antimicrobial peptides from the entire bodies of bacteria-challenged Formica rufa (hymenoptera, formicidae). The molecular mass of the purified peptide was estimated to be 4120.42 by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight/mass spectrometry. Sequence analysis revealed that this peptide consisted of 40 amino acid residues with six cysteines engaged in the formation of three intramolecular disulfide bridges. This peptide is unique among the arthropod defensins in terms of the presence of asparatic acid and alanine at position 33 and as C-terminal residue, respectively. In addition, this novel defensin from Formica rufa has the particularity to have no C-terminal extension in contrast to those reported for other hymenoptera defensins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-9084
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
343-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel insect defensin from the ant Formica rufa.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article