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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins > Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > Cecropins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Antimicrobial Peptides > Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > Cecropins

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Cecropins  

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Entry terms

  • Cecropin

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054807

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