Skin secretion of amphibians often represents the only weapon of these species against
pathogens and predators. Peptides constitute the major portion of active molecules of that …

Amphibians are one of the oldest classes of vertebrates inhabiting the Earth. Meanwhile, the
only weapon their majority possess involves exclusively peptide cocktail secreted by their …

Peptides released on frogs' skin in a stress situation represent their only weapon against
micro-organisms and predators. Every species and even population of frog possesses its …

A high‐performance liquid chromatography nano‐electrospray ionization Fourier transform
mass spectrometry (HPLC/nanoESI‐FTMS) approach involving recording of collision …

Rationale Host defense peptides accumulated in the skin glands of the animals constitute
the basis of the adaptive and immune system of amphibians. The peptidome of the Cuban …

Rationale Mass spectrometry has shown itself to be the most efficient tool for the sequencing
of peptides. However, de novo sequencing of novel natural peptides is significantly more …

Amphibian skin secretion represents a cerain scientific interest as a source of biologically
active natural peptides. In the present research skin peptidome of wide-spread European …

Skin secretion represents the only means of defense for the majority of frog species. That
phenomenon is based on the fact that the main components of the secretion are peptides …

Amphibian skin glands are known to secrete various types of bioactive peptides. The array
of these peptides is specific for every frog species. The present research deals with the …

Tandem mass spectrometry sequencing, as well as Edman sequencing of peptides
belonging to the Rana genus, represents a difficult task due to the presence of a disulfide …