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Cecropins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cecropins
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.050.149
D12.644.066.500.149
D12.776.543.695.054.149
Unique ID
D054807
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054807
Scope Note
Antimicrobial peptides that form channels in membranes that are more permeable to anions than cations. They resemble MAGAININS, with their N-terminal region forming a positively charged amphipathic alpha helix, but containing an additional C-terminal segment.
Entry Term(s)
Cecropin
Public MeSH Note
2008
History Note
2008
Date Established
2008/01/01
Date of Entry
2007/07/09
Revision Date
2021/05/10
Cecropins Preferred
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