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Identification of Potent Bactericidal Compounds Produced by Escapin, an l-Amino Acid Oxidase in the Ink of the Sea Hare Aplysia californica

The ink of sea hares (Aplysia californica) contains escapin, an l-amino acid oxidase that metabolizes l-lysine, thereby producing a mixture that kills microbes and deters attacking predators. This secretion contains H(2)O(2), ammonia, and an equilibrium mixture of “escapin intermediate product” (EIP...

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Auteurs principaux: Ko, Ko-Chun, Wang, Binghe, Tai, Phang C., Derby, Charles D.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2008
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592893/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18852282
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01103-08
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