Magainins

"Magainins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D054806
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.050.500 D12.776.543.695.054.500
Concept/Terms	Magainins Magainins

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [D12.644.050]
Magainins [D12.644.050.500]
Proteins [D12.776]
Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins [D12.776.543.695]
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [D12.776.543.695.054]
Magainins [D12.776.543.695.054.500]

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