Dermaseptin-PH: A Novel Peptide with Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities from the Skin Secretion of the South American Orange-Legged Leaf Frog, Pithecopus (Phyllomedusa) hypochondrialis

The dermaseptin peptides, mainly derived from the skin secretions of Hylidae frogs, belong to a superfamily of antimicrobial peptides and exhibit diverse antimicrobial and anticancer activities with low cytotoxicity. Here, we reported a novel dermaseptin peptide, from the South American orange-legge...

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Main Authors: Linyuan Huang, Dong Chen, Lei Wang, Chen Lin, Chengbang Ma, Xinping Xi, Tianbao Chen, Chris Shaw, Mei Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/10/1805