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SUBMITTER: Baradaran M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5392222 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baradaran Masoumeh M Jalali Amir A Naderi Soorki Maryam M Galehdari Hamid H
Iranian biomedical journal 20170301 3
<h4>Introduction</h4>Scorpion venom is a source of bioactive peptides, and some antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been found in the venom gland of scorpions. Therefore, the discovery of new anti-infective agents is an essential need to overcome the problem of antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates. Here, we describe three new cationic AMPs, including meuVAP-6, meuAP-18-1, and meuPep34 from the venom gland of the Iranian scorpion, Mesobuthus eupeus.<h4>Methods</h4>The cDNA sequences encoding ...[more]