Cecropins are antimicrobial peptides. They were first isolated from the hemolymph of Hyalophora cecropia, from whence the term cecropin was derived. Cecropins lyse bacterial cell membranes; they also inhibit proline uptake and cause leaky membranes. Cecropins constitute a main part of the cell-free immunity of insects. Cecropins are small proteins...
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<protein> One of a group of inducible antibacterial proteins purified and characterised from Hyalophora cecropia (silkmoth) pupae and now found in several other species of endopterygote insects. ... Small basic proteins that cause lysis of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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One of a group of inducible anti-bacterial proteins purified and characterized from Hyalophora cecropia (silkmoth) pupae, and now found in several other species of endopterygote insects. Small basic proteins that cause lysis of both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.
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