Essays about: "Defensin"

Found 3 essays containing the word Defensin.

1. 1. A Versatile Group of Molecules, Can Defensins Make an Impact in Medicine?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Filip Fors; [2019]
   Keywords : Defensin Therapy Biomarker Antiviral Wound Treatment;

   Abstract : Antimicrobial peptides are an ancient form of innate defense and is present in all ways of life. In humans they are present as cathelicidins and defensins. Both are important for the immune system and they exhibit activity against viruses, bacteria and fungi. READ MORE

3. 2. Solid-phase synthesis of Avian β-Defensin 8

   University essay from Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB)

   Author : Erik Selim; [2014]
   Keywords : SPPS; Peptide Synthesis; Defensin; Mallard duck; Avian Beta; AvBD8;

   Abstract : Differences in the expression of antimicrobial peptides in vivo have been proposed as underlying factors influencing susceptibility to infection. In this context, the role of avian b-defensins in inhibiting avian influenza infections is a study object in an ongoing collaboration with the Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology group at Lnu. READ MORE

4. 3. Subfamily classification of the Defensin gene superfamily

   University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

   Author : Medya Shikhagaie; [2004]
   Keywords : Defensins; FlowerPower; SCOP; HMMs;

   Abstract : Defensins are small cysteine-rich, cationic peptides that play an essential role in the innate immune system of virtually all life forms, from insects and plants to amphibians and mammals. Defensins are mainly an innate immunity element, exhibiting antibacterial activities by disrupting the cell membrane of a wide range of organisms (Cole et al. READ MORE