Marine Transcriptomics Analysis for the Identification of New Antimicrobial Peptides
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) participate in the immune system to avoid infection, are present in all living organisms and can be used as drugs. Fish express numerous AMP families including defensins, cathelicidins, liver-expressed antimicrobial peptides (LEAPs), histone-derived peptides, and piscid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/9/490 |