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Article: Hepcidin-like antimicrobial peptides appear to be common in bony fish.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- July 28, 2003
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2003 JUL 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bony fish appear to have hepcidin-like antimicrobial peptides with antibacterial and antiparasitic properties.
According to a study from Canada, "Antimicrobial peptides play a crucial role as the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Several types of antimicrobial peptides have been isolated from fish, mostly of the cationic alpha-helical variety. Here, we present the cDNA sequences of ficw highly disulphide-bonded hepcidin-like peptides from winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) and two from Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar (L.).
"These hepcidin-like molecules consist of a 24 amino ...