Cecropins

Cekropiner

Engelsk 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.

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Engelska synonymer

Cecropin