DETERMINATION OF THE DISULFIDE ARRAY IN SAPECIN, AN ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDE OF SARCOPHAGA-PEREGRINA (FLESH FLY)

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KUZUHARA, T [1 ]
NAKAJIMA, Y [1 ]
MATSUYAMA, K [1 ]
NATORI, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TOKYO,FAC PHARMACEUT SCI,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
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10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a123077
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Sapecin is a 40-residue peptide containing 6 half-cystine residues. The disulfide structure of sapecin was determined by sequencing cystine-containing peptides obtained by digesting sapecin with thermolysin. Results showed that sapecin has a vortical structure fixed by 3 disulfide bonds between cysteine residues 3 and 30, 16 and 36, and 20 and 38, respectively, and that these disulfide bonds are essential for its antibacterial activity. © 1990 COPYRIGHT, 1990 BY THE JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY.
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