Differential activity on trypanosomatid parasites of a novel recombinant defensin type 1 from the insect Triatoma (Meccus) pallidipennis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103673
Abstract: Defensins are one of the major families of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that are widely distributed in insects. In Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi the causative agent of Chagas disease, two large groups of… read more here.
Keywords: triatoma meccus; meccus pallidipennis; defensin; recombinant defensin ... See more keywords