PEPTIDES FROM AUSTRALIAN FROGS - STRUCTURES OF THE CAERIDINS FROM LITORIA-CAERULEA

被引:20
作者
WAUGH, RJ
STONE, DJM
BOWIE, JH
WALLACE, JC
TYLER, MJ
机构
[1] UNIV ADELAIDE,DEPT ORGAN CHEM,ADELAIDE,SA 5001,AUSTRALIA
[2] UNIV ADELAIDE,DEPT BIOCHEM,ADELAIDE,SA 5001,AUSTRALIA
[3] UNIV ADELAIDE,DEPT ZOOL,ADELAIDE,SA 5001,AUSTRALIA
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JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 1 | 1993年 / 05期
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10.1039/p19930000573
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The secretions of the parotoid glands of the Australian tree frog Litoria caerulea contain twenty-five peptides of which six, the caeridins, have molecular weights in the 1100-1550 dalton range. The paper describes the primary structures of the caeridins, and indicates how the exudate's caeridin composition varies with the geographic location of the species.
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页码:573 / 576
页数:4
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