Abstract Background Several antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) belonging to the cecropin family
have been identified from the salivary glands of different black fly species, however, the …

Cecropins, originally found in insects, are a group of cationic antimicrobial peptides. Most
cecropins have an amphipathic N-terminal segment and a largely hydrophobic C-terminal …

Cecropins are linear cationic antibacterial peptides that have potent activities against
microorganisms. In the present study, a 480bp full-length cDNA encoding diamondback …

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing global problem and therapeutic alternatives to
traditional antibiotics are needed. Antimicrobial and host defense peptides represent an …

Background A diverse group of physiologically active peptides/proteins are present in the
salivary glands of horsefly Tabanus yao (Diptera, Tabanidae) that facilitate acquisition of …

Cecropins are basic antibacterial peptides that have potent antimicrobial activities. We
induced and purified a novel antimicrobial peptide exhibiting activity against Gram‐negative …

Cecropin A is a novel 37‐residue cecropin‐like antimicrobial peptide isolated from the
cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia. We have demonstrated that cecropin A is an …

CecropinXJ is a cationic antimicrobial peptide originally isolated from the larvae of Bombyx
mori. In this study, an antibacterial peptide gene of cecropinXJ was cloned into the …

Cecropins constitute an important family of insect antimicrobial peptides involved in humoral
innate immune response. In comparison with the highly basic cecropins A and B, cecropins …

Cecropin is a well-studied antimicrobial peptide that is synthesized in fat body cells and
hemocytes of insects in response to hypodermic injury or bacterial infection. A 503 bp cDNA …