Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues – 15 to 23 amino acid residues in defined sequence
Patent
1991-11-14
1994-04-05
Cashion, Jr., Merrell C.
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues
15 to 23 amino acid residues in defined sequence
530327, 530328, 530324, 530858, 930200, 930DIG811, 930DiG810, 930DIG802, 930DIG801, 930DIG800, C07K 708
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ABSTRACT:
New bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic, thermostable peptides which are isolated from hemolymph of immune honeybees and which are distinct from lysozymes, attacins, cecropins, diptericins and magainins. The peptides feature at least the 10 C-terminal amino acids of the following peptide:
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Casteels Peter
Jacobs Frans
Tempst Paul
Vaeck Mark
Cashion Jr. Merrell C.
Plant Genetic Systems N.V.
Wessendorf T. D.
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