Hylins: Bombinins H Structurally Related Peptides from the Skin Secretion of the Brazilian Tree-Frog Hyla biobeba

Title: Hylins: Bombinins H Structurally Related Peptides from the Skin Secretion of the Brazilian Tree-Frog Hyla biobeba

Volume: 12 Issue: 1

Author(s): Mariana S. Castro, Rubens H. Matsushita, Antonio Sebben, Marcelo V. Sousa and Wagner Fontes

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Keywords: amphibian, hyla, skin secretion, hemolytic peptides, hylins

Abstract: Two hemolytic peptides were isolated from the skin secretion of the Brazilian Hylidae frog Hyla biobeba, using reversed-phase chromatographic procedures. Hylins b1 and b2 exhibit short linear polypeptide chains, a large number of hydrophobic residues, amidated C-termini and hemolytic properties. These two novel peptides are the first examples of bombinins H-like peptides isolated from anurans species not related to Bombina species.

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Castro S. Mariana, Matsushita H. Rubens, Sebben Antonio, Sousa V. Marcelo and Fontes Wagner, Hylins: Bombinins H Structurally Related Peptides from the Skin Secretion of the Brazilian Tree-Frog Hyla biobeba, Protein & Peptide Letters 2005; 12 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866053405977