Preferred Name

Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides

Microbicidal Cationic Proteins

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000170291

altLabel

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides

Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides

Microbicidal Cationic Proteins

cui

C0066510

MESH DEFINITION

Small cationic peptides that are an important component, in most species, of early innate and induced defenses against invading microbes. In animals they are found on mucosal surfaces, within phagocytic granules, and on the surface of the body. They are also found in insects and plants. Among others, this group includes the DEFENSINS, protegrins, tachyplesins, and thionins. They displace DIVALENT CATIONS from phosphate groups of MEMBRANE LIPIDS leading to disruption of the membrane.

MESH DUI

D023181

MeSH name

Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides

MESH UI

M0093656

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000170291

NUI

N0000170291

prefLabel

Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T129

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007874

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