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Antimicrobial Peptide Arsenal Predicted from the Venom Gland Transcriptome of the Tropical Trap-Jaw Ant Odontomachus chelifer

With about 13,000 known species, ants are the most abundant venomous insects. Their venom consists of polypeptides, enzymes, alkaloids, biogenic amines, formic acid, and hydrocarbons. In this study, we investigated, using in silico techniques, the peptides composing a putative antimicrobial arsenal...

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Autores principales: Menk, Josilene J., Matuhara, Yan E., Sebestyen-França, Henrique, Henrique-Silva, Flávio, Ferro, Milene, Rodrigues, Renata S., Santos-Júnior, Célio D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37235379
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins15050345

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