"Juruin: an antifungal peptide from the venom of the Amazonian Pink Toe spider, Avicularia juruensis, which contains the inhibitory cystine knot motif"

"Juruin: an antifungal peptide from the venom of the Amazonian Pink Toe spider, Avicularia juruensis, which contains the inhibitory cystine knot motif"

Abstract The aim of this study was to screen the venom of the theraposid spider Avicularia juruensis for the identification of antimicrobial peptides which could be further used as prototypes for drug development. Eleven antimicrobial peptides, named juruentoxins, with molecular weight ranging from...

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Main Authors: Gabriela eAyroza, Ivan Lavander Candido Ferreira, Raphael Santa Rosa Sayegh, Alexandre K. Tashima, Pedro Ismael eDa Silva Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Antimicrobial peptide
Avicularia juruensis
cystine knot motif
Juruentatoxin
Juruin
Theraphosidae venom
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00324/full

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