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MeSH Supplementary: theromacin, leech
Unique ID: C490018
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C490018
Entry Term(s): theromacin, Theromyzon tessulatum
Registry Number: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Frequency: 4
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
Source: J Biol Chem 2004 Jul 23;279(30):30973-82
Date of Entry: 2004/09/16
Revision Date: 2004/09/16

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