Host defence antibacterial peptides from skin secretions of Australian amphibians. The relationship between structure and activity
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Peptides have been isolated and characterised from the secretions of skin glands of twenty five species of Australian amphibian. Many peptides are host defence agents, showing, for example, neuropeptide and/or antibacterial activity. This review describes the relationship between activity and structure of the antibacterial peptides, particularly the caerin and uperin groups of peptide from the genera Litoria and Uperoleia.
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Protein and Peptide Letters