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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > peptides > antimicrobial peptides > antimicrobial cationic peptides > cecropins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > peptides > antimicrobial peptides > antimicrobial cationic peptides > cecropins
Preferred Term:

cecropins

Definition:
Antimicrobial peptides that form channels in membranes that are more permeable to anions than cations. They resemble magainins, with their N-terminal region forming a positively charged amphipathic alpha helix, but containing an additional C-terminal segment.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
antimicrobial cationic peptides
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/277515
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-05-02, last modified 2016-11-14