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Descriptor English: Magainins
Descriptor Spanish: Magaininas
Descriptor magaininas
Entry term(s) magainina
Scope note: Tipo de péptidos antimicrobianos descubiertos en la piel de XENOPUS LAEVIS. Destruyen las bacterias al permeabilizar sus membranas celulares sin exhibir una toxicidad significativa frente a las células de los mamíferos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Magaininas
Descriptor French: Magainines
Entry term(s): Magainin
Tree number(s): D12.644.050.500
D12.644.066.500.500
D12.776.543.695.054.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054806
Scope note: A class of antimicrobial peptides discovered in the skin of XENOPUS LAEVIS. They kill bacteria by permeabilizing cell membranes without exhibiting significant toxicity against mammalian cells.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52756
Unique ID: D054806
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Magainins - Preferred
Concept UI M0507780
Scope note A class of antimicrobial peptides discovered in the skin of XENOPUS LAEVIS. They kill bacteria by permeabilizing cell membranes without exhibiting significant toxicity against mammalian cells.
Preferred term Magainins
Entry term(s) Magainin



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