Pseudin
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Pseudin is a peptide derived from Pseudis paradoxa.[1]
Pseudins have some antimicrobial function.[2][3]
There are several different forms:
- pseudin-1[4]
- pseudin-2 -- has been proposed as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.[5][6]
- pseudin-4[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ InterPro: IPR013156 Pseudin antimicrobial peptide. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ (2004) Amino acids, peptides and proteins. Cambridge, Eng: Royal Society of Chemistry, 72. ISBN 0-85404-242-3.
- ^ Rinaldi AC (2002). "Antimicrobial peptides from amphibian skin: an expanding scenario". Curr Opin Chem Biol 6 (6): 799–804. PMID 12470734.
- ^ Pseudin-1 - Pseudis paradoxa (Paradoxical frog). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Abdel-Wahab YH, Power GJ, Ng MT, Flatt PR, Conlon JM (2008). "Insulin-releasing properties of the frog skin peptide pseudin-2 and its [Lys(18)-substituted analogue]". Biol. Chem. 389 (2): 143–8. doi:. PMID 18163889.
- ^ Jungle frog’s anti-infection agent may help millions of diabetics - Times Online. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Pseudin-4 - Pseudis paradoxa (Paradoxical frog). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
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