Successful production of the potato antimicrobial peptide Snakin-1 in baculovirus-infected insect cells and development of specific antibodies

Successful production of the potato antimicrobial peptide Snakin-1 in baculovirus-infected insect cells and development of specific antibodies

Abstract Background Snakin-1 (StSN1) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial cysteine-rich peptide isolated from Solanum tuberosum. Its biotechnological potential has been already recognized since it exhibits in vivo antifungal and antibacterial activity. Most attempts to produce StSN1, or homologous pept...

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Main Authors: Natalia Inés Almasia, María Paula Molinari, Guillermo Andrés Maroniche, Vanesa Nahirñak, María Pilar Barrios Barón, Oscar Alberto Taboga, Cecilia Vazquez Rovere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Subjects:
Antimicrobial peptide
Cysteine-rich
Snakin-1
Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 cells
Baculovirus expression system
GASA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-017-0401-2

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